WP Google Map <= 1.8.3 - Arbitrary Post Deletion and Plugin Settings Update via Cross-Site Request Forgery

6.5
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2021-25081
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published January 27, 2022
Last Updated December 31, 2022
Researcher Krzysztof Zając - CERT PL

Description

The Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress plugin before 1.8.4 does not have CSRF checks in most of its AJAX actions, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins delete arbitrary posts and update the plugin's settings via a CSRF attack

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Vulnerability Details for Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug gmap-embed (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.8.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.3
Patched Version
  • 1.8.4

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