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WordPress Plugin: gmap-embed: CVE-2021-25011: Missing Authorization

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 8, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

The Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF in most of its AJAX actions, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to delete arbitrary posts and update the plugin's settings.

Solution

gmap-embed-plugin-cve-2021-25011
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