CVE-2026-12954
Description
The Mapster WP Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary User Meta Write in all versions up to, and including, 1.23.0 via the `my_profile_update()` function. This is due to the function performing no nonce verification, no capability check, and no allowlist validation on the meta key supplied via the `acf-photo-gallery-groups` POST parameter before passing both the meta key and its corresponding value directly to `update_user_meta()`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary user meta values, though privilege escalation is not possible.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mapster-wp-maps/tags/1.21.0/includes/acf-photo-gallery-field/includes/acf_photo_gallery_save.php#L43
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mapster-wp-maps/tags/1.21.0/includes/acf-photo-gallery-field/includes/acf_photo_gallery_save.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mapster-wp-maps/tags/1.23.0/includes/acf-photo-gallery-field/includes/acf_photo_gallery_save.php#L43
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mapster-wp-maps/tags/1.23.0/includes/acf-photo-gallery-field/includes/acf_photo_gallery_save.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3611280%40mapster-wp-maps&new=3611280%40mapster-wp-maps
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a70757f7-63a0-452a-a078-0fb7f82844b6?source=cve
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.