CVE-2024-9235 describes a high-severity vulnerability in the Mapster WP Maps WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 1.5.0. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to modify arbitrary WordPress options due to an insufficient capability check. Successful exploitation can lead to privilege escalation, enabling attackers to gain administrative access by changing the default registration role. While rated 8.8 HIGH on CVSS, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mapster:mapster_wp_maps:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 1.5.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mapster:mapster_wp_maps:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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