CVE-2026-9062: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Store Locator WordPress
The Store Locator WordPress plugin before 1.6.9 does not validate a parameter before using it in a file path, allowing high-privileged users such as administrators to read arbitrary `.php` files from the server, including configuration files that contain database credentials and authentication keys.
CVE-2026-9062: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Store Locator WordPress
Description
The Store Locator WordPress plugin before 1.6.9 does not validate a parameter before using it in a file path, allowing high-privileged users such as administrators to read arbitrary `.php` files from the server, including configuration files that contain database credentials and authentication keys.
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-20T07:40:03.537Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a2cfea3e617e2d83468cce0
Added to database: 6/13/2026, 6:54:27 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 6:54:57 AM
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