WP MAPS PRO Plugin up to 6.1.2 on WordPress AJAX Action path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in WP MAPS PRO Plugin up to 6.1.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AJAX Action. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-18465. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WP MAPS PRO Plugin up to 6.1.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component AJAX Action. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WP MAPS PRO WordPress plugin before 6.1.3 does not perform a capability check in one of its AJAX actions, which is also available to unauthenticated users, and does not properly validate a user-controlled path before using it in a file inclusion, allowing unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary existing local PHP files on the server.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-18465 since 07/31/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 6.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP MAPS PRO Plugin 6.1.3

Timelineinfo

07/31/2026 CVE reserved
08/09/2026 +9 days Advisory disclosed
08/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-18465 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-18465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-387236

Entryinfo

Created: 08/09/2026 08:13
Changes: 08/09/2026 08:13 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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