vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: gmap-embed: CVE-2021-45729: Improper Privilege Management

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 8, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025

Description

The Privilege Escalation vulnerability discovered in the WP Google Map WordPress plugin (versions less than or equal to 1.8.0) allows authenticated low-role users to create, edit, and delete maps.

Solution

gmap-embed-plugin-cve-2021-45729
Title
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