CVE-2020-12077

high

Description

The mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress plugin before 2.53.9 for WordPress does not correctly implement AJAX functions with nonces (or capability checks), leading to remote code execution.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-mappress-maps-plugin/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/#developers

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-04-23

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05606