CVE-2026-39492
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnauthenticated SQL Injection in WP Maps <= 4.9.1 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAn unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in the WP Maps WordPress plugin versions 4.9.1 and below. Attackers can exploit this flaw without any authentication credentials by injecting malicious SQL queries through vulnerable input parameters, potentially allowing complete database compromise, data exfiltration, or administrative access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WP Maps plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Maps' or 'WP Maps Pro'. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder containing 'wp-maps' or similar.Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, click on the WP Maps plugin from the Plugins list and view the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.Affected if The version is 4.9.1 or lower
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, verify that WP Maps shows as 'Active' (not just installed).Affected if The plugin is actively enabled on the site
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Identify exposed frontend endpointsReview the plugin's publicly accessible files (usually in the plugin's main directory) to locate files that process user input via GET or POST parameters. Common WordPress entry points include the plugin's main PHP file or AJAX handlers.Affected if The plugin processes user-supplied input through URL parameters without proper sanitization
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Review access logs for SQL injection patternsExamine web server access logs (Apache, Nginx) for requests to the WP Maps plugin URLs containing suspicious SQL patterns such as UNION SELECT, OR 1=1, -- comments, or common SQL keywords in parameters.Affected if Requests containing SQL injection payloads targeting WP Maps parameters appear in logs
You are affected if the WP Maps plugin is installed, active, and running at version 4.9.1 or below, exposing unauthenticated input parameters to user requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate WP Maps plugin to a version higher than 4.9.1 once a patched release is available. If immediate patching is not possible, consider disabling the plugin or implementing web application firewall rules to block SQL injection attempts.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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