CVE-2026-16263

high

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.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/015d7f26-81f2-4b15-b52e-3d28d68eb5bd/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-07

Updated: 2026-08-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00302