What is CVE-2020-12077?

CVE-2020-12077 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mappresspro Mappress, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-12077?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-12077 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Mappresspro Mappress

CVE-2020-12077

The mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress plugin before 2.53.9 for WordPress does not correctly implement AJAX functions with nonces (or capability checks), leading to remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.056 (92.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mappresspro Mappress
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12077?: CVE-2020-12077 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mappresspro Mappress, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-12077?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-12077 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.