WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) <= 10.0.04 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Map Engine Setting Modification

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2026-0593
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published January 24, 2026
Last Updated January 24, 2026
Researcher Moose Love
Description

The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the processBackgroundAction() function in all versions up to, and including, 10.0.04. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify global map engine settings.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-google-maps (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 10.0.04
Patched Version
  • 10.0.05
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