# CVE-2021-25011: WP Google Map < 1.8.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Deletion and Plugin's Settings Update

> Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary posts and modify plugin settings due to missing authorization and CSRF protections in AJAX actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m338-79rp-9555

## What is CVE-2021-25011?

CVE-2021-25011 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map, published on 28 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF in most of its AJAX actions, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to delete arbitrary posts and update the plugin's settings.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery), CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25011?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpgooglemap Wp Google Map.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25011?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25011 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25011 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map

- [CVE-2021-25081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25081/): WP Google Map < 1.8.4 - Arbitrary Post Deletion and Plugin's Settings Update via CSRF (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-13208](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13208/): WP Google Map < 1.9.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2024-13306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13306/): WP Google Map < 1.9.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25011 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25011 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map, published on 28 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25011/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25011/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25011
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25011
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25011

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25011/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.