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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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.20388,"percentile":0.9752,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-306"],"published":"2026-05-29T05:32:36Z","modified":"2026-07-21T12:10:00Z","exploits":[{"source":"nuclei","id":"CVE-2026-8732","title":"WP Maps Pro (wp-google-map-gold) \u003c= 6.1.0 - Unauthenticated Administrator Account Creation","type":"detection template","url":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-8732.yaml"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"HORKimhab/CVE-2026-8732","title":"HORKimhab/CVE-2026-8732","date":"2026-06-01","url":"https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-8732"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"Jenderal92/CVE-2026-8732","title":"Jenderal92/CVE-2026-8732","date":"2026-05-30","url":"https://github.com/Jenderal92/CVE-2026-8732"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"fientix/CVE-2026-8732-PoC","title":"fientix/CVE-2026-8732-PoC","date":"2026-09-08","url":"https://github.com/fientix/CVE-2026-8732-PoC"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"p3Nt3st3r-sTAr/CVE-2026-8732-POC","title":"p3Nt3st3r-sTAr/CVE-2026-8732-POC","date":"2026-06-01","url":"https://github.com/p3Nt3st3r-sTAr/CVE-2026-8732-POC"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"xShadow-Here/CVE-2026-8732","title":"xShadow-Here/CVE-2026-8732","date":"2026-05-30","url":"https://github.com/xShadow-Here/CVE-2026-8732"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"zycoder0day/CVE-2026-8732","title":"zycoder0day/CVE-2026-8732","date":"2026-05-30","url":"https://github.com/zycoder0day/CVE-2026-8732"}],"products":[{"vendor":"flippercode","product":"wp maps pro"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/65988550-d39d-40be-8d25-647e7237062d?source=cve"},{"url":"https://codecanyon.net/item/advanced-google-maps-plugin-for-wordpress/5211638"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8732"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v837-vph9-gcrq"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-8732","title":"WP Maps Pro \u003c= 6.1.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Administrator Account Creation to wpgmp_temp_access_ajax AJAX Action","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. 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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.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-29T05:32:36.013Z","modified":"2026-05-29T10:06:56.863Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:48:02.226896Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-33251","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. 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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.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-29T07:20:06Z","modified":"2026-05-29T07:20:15Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:08:22.24664Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-8732","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. 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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.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-29T07:16:14.487Z","modified":"2026-07-21T12:10:00.09Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:21.244426Z"}]}}