CVE-2026-6381
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 · uneditedThe 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.
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 · moderate confidenceThe WP Maps WordPress plugin before version 4.9.3 contains a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where a parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in a file path. This allows authenticated users to include arbitrary files from the server, potentially exposing sensitive system files or configuration data.
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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
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 installationLog into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a wp-maps folderAffected if The WP Maps plugin is installed on the WordPress site
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Identify the installed WP Maps versionIn WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate WP Maps and read the version number displayed, or open the main plugin PHP file and check the Version header commentAffected if The installed version is lower than 4.9.3
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Confirm the vulnerable file inclusion parameter existsExamine the plugin source code for file inclusion functions (include, require, include_once, require_once) that use unsanitized user-supplied input in the file pathAffected if The plugin contains code that passes a request parameter directly to a file inclusion function without sanitization
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Verify user access requirements for the vulnerable endpointCheck the plugin code to determine what user role or capability is required to access the file inclusion functionalityAffected if Any authenticated user role (subscriber, contributor, author, editor, or administrator) can access the vulnerable parameter
If the WP Maps plugin is installed with a version below 4.9.3 and the file inclusion parameter is accessible to authenticated users, the environment is affected by CVE-2026-6381.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate the WP Maps plugin to version 4.9.3 or later, which includes proper input sanitization. Until the update is applied, restrict administrative access and monitor for suspicious file inclusion attempts.
WP Maps plugin version 4.9.3 or later
- Update the WP Maps WordPress plugin to version 4.9.3 or later through the WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins > WP Maps > Update Now
- Verify the update was successful by confirming the plugin version in the plugins list
- Review user roles and capabilities to ensure only trusted authenticated users have access to plugin functionality that handles file paths
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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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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