Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-49441

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-06-06
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing 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 confidence

Missing 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.

MitigationUpdate 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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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm the plugin is installed
    In 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 directory
    Affected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed version
    Check 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 version
    Affected if The installed version is older than the latest available version on the WordPress repository
  3. Verify if admin AJAX actions lack capability checks
    Review 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 processing
    Affected if Any admin or frontend AJAX action handler does not verify user capabilities before executing
  4. Inspect nonce verification on sensitive endpoints
    Search the plugin code for $_POST or $_GET requests that modify data - check if they include wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() before processing
    Affected 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.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update 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.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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