CVE-2025-49441
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in WP Map Plugins Interactive Regional Map of Florida interactive-map-of-florida allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Interactive Regional Map of Florida: from n/a through <= 1.0.
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 · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the WP Map Plugins Interactive Regional Map of Florida plugin allows users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality or data, potentially allowing unauthorized users to access map configuration or display features they should not have permission to view or modify.
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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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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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Confirm the plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Map Plugins Interactive Regional Map of Florida' or check the plugins directory for the map-fl directoryAffected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed versionCheck the plugin header in the main plugin file (wp-content/plugins/map-fl/filename.php) for the 'Version' comment, or view the plugin in the WordPress plugin repository to see the current versionAffected if The installed version is older than the latest available version on the WordPress repository
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Verify if admin AJAX actions lack capability checksReview the plugin PHP files for admin AJAX hooks (wp_ajax_*) and frontend AJAX hooks (wp_ajax_nopriv_*) - search for add_action('wp_ajax_ and check if each handler includes current_user_can() or a capability check before processingAffected if Any admin or frontend AJAX action handler does not verify user capabilities before executing
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Inspect nonce verification on sensitive endpointsSearch the plugin code for $_POST or $_GET requests that modify data - check if they include wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() before processingAffected if Data-modifying endpoints lack nonce verification
A user is affected if the plugin is installed, the version is outdated, and any AJAX actions or endpoints missing capability checks are accessible to unauthorized users.
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 the latest version of the plugin if a patched release is available; otherwise implement proper WordPress capability checks and nonce verification on all admin AJAX actions and frontend endpoints.
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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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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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