Is CVE-2025-66158 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-66158 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2025-66158?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 31 December 2025.

Which products and versions are affected?

Merkulove Gmaper for Elementor through 1.0.9.

Is there a fix for CVE-2025-66158?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2025-66158 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2025-66158?

Check whether you run Merkulove Gmaper for Elementor at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2025-66158: Merkulove Gmaper for Elementor broken access control vulnerability

CVE-2025-66158 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2025-12-31

Gmaper for Elementor is a WordPress plugin for embedding and managing Google Maps within web pages using the Elementor page builder. A broken access control vulnerability allows subscribers to view or perform actions they should not be permitted to access, such as viewing other users' private data or maps. This could expose sensitive website information and compromise user privacy.

Vendors: Merkulove.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-66158 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-66158 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-66158?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 31 December 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?: Merkulove Gmaper for Elementor through 1.0.9.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-66158?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2025-66158 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-66158?: Check whether you run Merkulove Gmaper for Elementor at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is a broken access control issue (CWE-284) that affects Gmaper for Elementor versions up to 1.0.9. The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks on certain actions or pages, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges to access restricted functionality or data. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user account (subscriber role minimum) to exploit. An attacker with subscriber access could view or modify pages or data belonging to other users. No official patch is currently available as of the published date.

Affected products

Merkulove Gmaper for Elementor through 1.0.9

Timeline

2025-11-10: disclosed: Reported by Phat RiO
2025-12-31: advisory: Published by Patchstack and disclosed on NVD

References

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