WP Maps Plugin up to 4.9.2 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Maps Plugin up to 4.9.2 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-6381. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WP Maps Plugin up to 4.9.2 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Maps WordPress plugin before 4.9.3 does not properly sanitize a parameter before using it in a file path, allowing authenticated users to perform Local File Inclusion attacks.

The weakness was released by Mustafa Ahmed. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-6381 since 04/15/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.9.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Maps Plugin 4.9.3

Timelineinfo

04/15/2026 CVE reserved
05/18/2026 +33 days Advisory disclosed
05/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Mustafa Ahmed
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-6381 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6381
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-364441

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2026 09:03
Changes: 05/18/2026 09:03 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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