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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in flippercode WP Maps Plugin up to 4.9.1 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Parameter Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument orderby results in sql injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-2580. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in flippercode WP Maps Plugin up to 4.9.1 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument orderby with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Maps – Store Locator,Google Maps,OpenStreetMap,Mapbox,Listing,Directory & Filters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘orderby’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

The weakness was presented by Chiao-Lin Yu. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-2580 since 02/16/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at CNNVD (CNNVD-202603-4360) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-14335). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• flippercode

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• WP Maps Plugin

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• 4.9.0
• 4.9.1

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