WP Map Block <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Map Publish/Unpublish/Delete via set_status() and bulk() REST Endpoints
What fixes it
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Description
The Wp Map Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the set_status() and bulk() functions in the Maps_Controller REST controller in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. The plugin's permission_callback (can_edit()) only verifies current_user_can('edit_posts') and performs no object-level ownership check or verification of publish-level capabilities, while the handlers pass the caller-controlled map ID directly to wp_update_post() (and wp_delete_post() in the bulk delete branch) to change post_status between publish and draft. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to publish or unpublish (and bulk-delete) any wpmb_map post, including maps owned by administrators, which hides published maps from all public pages site-wide or forces draft maps to become publicly visible.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- WP Map Block – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store & Shop Locator, Directory, Listings & Filtersaffected: all versions through 3.0.0CVE List
References 6
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b42f1f71-e272-48d4-9b3f-4360b287e16f?source=cveReferencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map-block/tags/3.0.0/includes/Rest/Maps_Controller.php#L237Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map-block/tags/3.0.0/includes/Rest/Maps_Controller.php#L262Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map-block/tags/3.0.0/includes/Rest/Maps_Controller.php#L124Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-map-block/tags/3.0.0/includes/Rest/Maps_Controller.php#L63Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3730836%40wp-map-block&new=3730836%40wp-map-blockReferencevia CVE List