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CVE-2026-8732

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
The WP Maps Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Administrator Account Creation in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.0. This is due to the wpgmp_temp_access_ajax AJAX action being registered with wp_ajax_nopriv_ and protected only by a nonce check using the fc-call-nonce nonce, which is publicly embedded into every frontend page via wp_localize_script as the nonce field of the wpgmp_local JavaScript object, rendering the check ineffective as an access control mechanism. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke the wpgmp_temp_access_support handler with check_temp=false, which unconditionally creates a new WordPress user with the hardcoded role of administrator via wp_insert_user() and returns a magic login URL that, when visited, calls wp_set_auth_cookie() to fully authenticate the attacker as the newly created administrator, resulting in complete site takeover.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-8732
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Reserved
2026-05-16 10:10 UTC
Published
2026-05-29 05:32 UTC
Last updated
2026-05-29 10:06 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-306
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Vendor / Product
flippercode / WP Maps Pro
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
flippercode WP Maps Pro 0 ≤ 6.0.4
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-306 cna CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
9.8 CRITICAL 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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