Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify WordPress site with active Easy Google Maps plugin below 1.14.2
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DeliveryCraft HTTP request with remote URL injected into file path parameter
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ExploitPlugin passes unsanitized input to PHP include function
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ExecutionServer fetches and processes attacker-controlled remote resource
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ImpactDisclose server-side content or execute attacker code in WordPress context
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Trusted source inclusion only
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| Exploitation Conditions | No authentication is required, as confirmed by the CVSS vector metrics PR:N and UI:N. Exploitation requires only that the target WordPress site has the Easy Google Maps plugin installed and active at a version below 1.14.2 - no special feature toggle, non-default configuration, or specific deployment mode is needed beyond plugin activation. The server's PHP runtime must permit outbound HTTP/HTTPS connections for a remote payload to be fetched (classic RFI); environments with allow_url_include=Off or egress firewall rules blocking outbound HTTP from the web server process will impede but may not fully eliminate impact, particularly if the vulnerability can also be exploited for local file disclosure. The scope change (S:C) additionally requires no special conditions - it reflects the inherent nature of WordPress's shared execution context across plugins. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N presents the lowest possible exploitation barrier - network-reachable, no complexity, no authentication, no user interaction - which is the most dangerous profile class regardless of the score. The scope change elevates the effective blast radius beyond the plugin itself. However, the capped impact metrics (C:L/I:L, A:N) indicate this does not constitute full remote code execution in the classical sense; exploitation yields partial information disclosure and limited integrity impact. No EPSS data was supplied, and no KEV listing or POC code is present in the available intelligence, suggesting active exploitation is not currently confirmed. Real-world risk is moderate-to-significant: WordPress is ubiquitously deployed and plugin update hygiene is historically poor across self-managed sites, meaning a large proportion of vulnerable installs may persist unpatched. The absence of a severity floor above 7.2 despite the full-open CVSS profile is consistent with the limited C:L/I:L impact bounds, and this should not be read as low urgency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker identifies a WordPress site running Easy Google Maps below 1.14.2 and sends a crafted GET or POST request to a plugin endpoint, supplying a remote URL as the value of a file path parameter. The plugin passes the attacker-supplied value directly to a PHP include or require call, causing the server to fetch the attacker's remote resource and execute or expose its contents within the WordPress process. No public POC code has been identified at time of analysis, but the low complexity (AC:L) and absence of any authentication barrier mean exploitation is straightforward once the vulnerable parameter is identified. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026
Remote File Inclusion in the Easy Google Maps WordPress plugin (versions below 1.14.2) by Supsystic exposes unauthenticated remote attackers to include arbitrary external files into the server-side execution context with no credentials or user interaction required. The CVSS scope change (S:C) indicates impact extends beyond the plugin itself to the broader WordPress installation, enabling limited confidentiality and integrity compromise. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis, but the zero-prerequisite attack surface makes this a meaningful priority for any site running the affected plugin.
RemediationAI
Update the Easy Google Maps plugin to version 1.14.2 or later immediately, as this is the vendor-released patch confirmed by the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/google-maps-easy/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-google-maps-plugin-1-14-2-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability). If immediate patching is not feasible, deactivate the plugin entirely within the WordPress admin panel to eliminate the attack surface - deactivation prevents the vulnerable code path from being reachable at all, with the only trade-off being loss of map functionality. As an additional compensating control, hosting environments can set allow_url_include=Off in php.ini, which prevents PHP from fetching remote URLs in inclusion functions and blocks the classic RFI mechanism; note this does not address Local File Inclusion variants and may already be disabled by default on many managed hosts. Web application firewall rules blocking URL-shaped values in query parameters can provide partial coverage but are bypassable and should not substitute for patching.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
CWE-829 (Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere) describes the root cause: user-controlled input is passed unsanitized to a PHP file inclusion function, allowing the attacker to substitute a remote URL for an expected local path. PHP's allow_url_include directive, when enabled, permits the runtime to fetch and execute remote resources - a classic Remote File Inclusion vector. The affected product is the Easy Google Maps plugin by Supsystic (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:supsystic:easy_google_maps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) running within the WordPress platform. The CVSS scope change metric (S:C) reflects that a successful inclusion can affect resources and execution contexts controlled by the WordPress core or other plugins, not just the Easy Google Maps plugin's own scope.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Unauthenticated network exploitation with no complexity (PR:N, AV:N, AC:L); scope change to WordPress platform justified; C:L/I:L reflects partial RFI impact without confirmed full code execution.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Remote File Inclusion in Easy Google Maps < 1.14.2 versions.
Executive ViewAI
Easy Google Maps WordPress plugin versions below 1.14.2 contain a remote file inclusion vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to access and manipulate server files; while no public exploit code has been identified at this time, the zero-credential attack surface creates immediate organizational risk to site confidentiality and integrity.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Recommended interim mitigations: remove the Easy Google Maps plugin if non-essential; for retained deployments, implement WAF rules blocking file inclusion patterns (../, php://) targeting plugin paths; disable PHP remote wrappers via php.ini (allow_url_fopen=Off, allow_url_include=Off); apply restrictive file permissions (644 for files, 755 for directories); enable enhanced logging of plugin directory access; implement network segmentation to limit impact if compromised.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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