CVE-2025-12415
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe MapMap plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin_shortcode_submit, admin_configuration_submit, and admin_shortcode_delete functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe MapMap WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.1) contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability due to missing nonce validation on three admin functions: admin_shortcode_submit, admin_configuration_submit, and admin_shortcode_delete. This allows unauthenticated attackers to forge requests that can modify plugin settings and inject malicious web scripts, provided they can trick a site administrator into clicking a malicious link.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify MapMap plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and check if MapMap appears in the list. Alternatively, check the wp-content/plugins directory for a mapmap folder.Affected if MapMap plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check installed version numberIn WordPress admin, view the Plugins page and look for the version number listed under MapMap. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file or readme.txt for the Version header.Affected if Version is 1.1 or lower (the plugin has no version or reports 1.1 or below)
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Locate the affected admin functionsAccess the plugin files via FTP or file manager. Open the main plugin PHP file and search for: admin_shortcode_submit, admin_configuration_submit, and admin_shortcode_delete function definitions.Affected if These three functions exist in the plugin code (plugin versions up to 1.1)
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Verify nonce validation is missingWithin each of the three affected functions, search forwp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or nonce verification calls. Also look for nonces in associated forms via admin_shortcode, admin_configuration templates.Affected if The functions process requests without calling wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer, and forms lack nonce fields
If MapMap plugin is installed at version 1.1 or below AND the affected admin functions lack nonce validation, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2025-12415.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of the MapMap plugin once available, or implement proper nonce validation on the affected admin functions; additionally, educate administrators about avoiding clicks on untrusted links.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-12415 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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