Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2026-16263

TLP:CLEAR

weplugins wp_maps Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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.

Facts

  • Vendor: weplugins
  • Product: wp_maps
  • CVSS: 8.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 0.5 %
  • First known exploitation: 13 October 2026
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 8 August 2026

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD