Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-26015

CVE-2023-26015:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-26015) was discovered in MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin versions through 2.85.4. The vulnerability was reported on February 23, 2023, and publicly disclosed on April 6, 2023. This security issue affects the MapPress Google Maps for WordPress plugin, which is a WordPress mapping solution (Patchstack Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). The vulnerability requires contributor-level authentication to exploit. The issue was fixed in version 2.85.5 of the plugin (NVD Database).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker with contributor-level access to directly interact with the database, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information, modification of database contents, or other malicious database operations (Patchstack Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update to MapPress Maps for WordPress version 2.85.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Patchstack has also issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until users can update to a fixed version (Patchstack Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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