Description
The WP Maps WordPress plugin before 4.9.7 does not perform a capability check in one of its AJAX actions and does not properly validate a user-controlled path before using it in a file inclusion, allowing users with a Subscriber account to include and execute arbitrary existing local PHP files on the server.
Published: 2026-08-07
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KEV: No
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History

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-284

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wp Maps
Wp Maps wp Maps
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wp Maps
Wp Maps wp Maps

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The WP Maps WordPress plugin before 4.9.7 does not perform a capability check in one of its AJAX actions and does not properly validate a user-controlled path before using it in a file inclusion, allowing users with a Subscriber account to include and execute arbitrary existing local PHP files on the server.
Title WP Maps < 4.9.7 - Subscriber+ Local File Inclusion
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Wordpress Wordpress
Wp Maps Wp Maps
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-07T06:00:14.183Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T08:40:38.798Z

Link: CVE-2026-16263

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Updated: 2026-08-07T08:00:06Z

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