WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Maps < 4.9.7 - Subscriber+ Local File Inclusion

Description

The plugin 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.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 4.9.7

References

Classification

Type
LFI
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Jakub Herman
Submitter
Jakub Herman
Submitter website
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-08-03 (about 25 days ago)
Added
2026-08-03 (about 25 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-08-27 (about 14 hours ago)

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