# CVE-2026-118168: MapPress Maps for WordPress information disclosure via user enumeration

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-118168-the-mappress-wordpress-plugin-before-2-97-15-does-not-restrict  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-01. Updated: 2026-11-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-118168 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-11-01

MapPress Maps is a WordPress plugin that embeds maps on websites. The plugin fails to restrict which user data can be accessed through its front-end map handler, allowing attackers to retrieve email addresses and display names of any registered user by simply trying different user IDs. This information exposure could enable account targeting, phishing campaigns, or social engineering attacks.

Technologies: [MapPress Maps for WordPress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mappress-maps-for-wordpress). Vendors: [MapPress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/mappress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-118168 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118168 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-118168?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 1 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** MapPress Maps for WordPress before 2.97.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118168?** Yes: fixed in 2.97.15. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-118168 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-118168?** Check whether you run MapPress Maps for WordPress 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.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2.97.15

## Technical details

The front-end map embed handler in MapPress does not validate user authorization, allowing unauthenticated attackers to enumerate user IDs and retrieve associated email addresses and display names. This is an information disclosure vulnerability (CWE-200) with no authentication required, exploitable via network access. The attack requires only knowledge of valid user IDs to extract sensitive user metadata.

## Affected products

- MapPress Maps for WordPress before 2.97.15

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30: disclosed
- 2026-11-01: advisory

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ce9f0060-1054-41ca-9543-1508547aab27/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ce9f0060-1054-41ca-9543-1508547aab27/)

## Related threats

- [MapPress Maps for WordPress sensitive data exposure](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-65564-mappress-maps-for-wordpress-sensitive-data-exposure)
- [MapPress Maps for WordPress authorization bypass in REST API](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-8839-mappress-maps-for-wordpress-authorization-bypass-in-rest-api)