CVE-2026-16263highobserved exploitationCWE-22

CVE-2026-16263: high-severity vulnerability in WP Maps

WP Maps < 4.9.7 - Subscriber+ Local File Inclusion

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63Vexday Risk Score

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ssvc Actcvss 8.8epss 0.5%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDAug 7
VulnCheck+67d
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Unknown · WP Maps
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