WP Google Map <= 1.8.0 - Missing Authorization

5.4
Improper Privilege Management
CVE CVE-2021-45729
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published December 8, 2021
Last Updated December 31, 2022
Researcher Nguyen Van Khanh

Description

The Privilege Escalation vulnerability discovered in the WP Google Map WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.8.0) allows authenticated low-role users to create, edit, and delete maps.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug gmap-embed (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.8.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.0
Patched Version
  • 1.8.1

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