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.
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Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-07T18:18:21.709Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-16263

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T18:18:17.213Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-07T06:16:56.500

Modified: 2026-08-07T19:17:37.240

Link: CVE-2026-16263

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T22:30:03Z

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