Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2026-9290

TLP:CLEAR

wpusermanager wp_user_manager Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.17 via the (profile template scope) function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass acc

Facts

  • Vendor: wpusermanager
  • Product: wp_user_manager
  • CVSS: 7.5
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 2.5 %
  • First known exploitation: 13 October 2026
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 6 June 2026

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