CVE-2026-18465: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in WP MAPS PRO
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.
CVE-2026-18465: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in WP MAPS PRO
Description
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.
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-31T07:56:05.348Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a781a2fbf8831d5391fff1d
Added to database: 08/09/2026, 06:11:59 UTC
Last updated: 08/09/2026, 06:11:59 UTC
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