# CVE-2024-0421: MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.88.16 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Private/Draft Post Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary private and draft posts via an IDOR vulnerability in the MapPress Maps plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-63m9-q6cc-99p4

## What is CVE-2024-0421?

CVE-2024-0421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown MapPress Maps for WordPress, published on 12 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin before 2.88.16 is affected by an IDOR as it does not ensure that posts to be retrieve via an AJAX action is a public map, allowing unauthenticated users to read arbitrary private and draft posts.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0421?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mappresspro Mappress Maps for Wordpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0421?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0421 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0421 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0421 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown MapPress Maps for WordPress

- [CVE-2024-0420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0420/): MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.88.15 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0421 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown MapPress Maps for WordPress, published on 12 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0421 exists.

Affected product: Unknown MapPress Maps for WordPress. 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-2024-0421/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0421/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0421
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0421
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0421

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0421/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.