WP User Manager <= 2.9.17 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Local File Inclusion via 'tab' Query Parameter

Summary

CVE	CVE-2026-9290
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	Wordfence
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2026-06-06 00:16:42 UTC
Updated	2026-06-08 14:57:14 UTC
Description	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 access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.117460000 probability, percentile 0.938860000 (date 2026-06-14)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
3.1	CNA	DECLARED	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Wpusermanager	WP User Manager User Profile Builder Membership	affected 2.9.17 semver	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-manager/tags/2.9.17/templates/profile.php	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-manager/tags/2.9.15/includes/functions.php	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-manager/tags/2.9.15/vendor-dist/brain/cortex/...	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-manager/tags/2.9.17/includes/functions.php	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-manager/tags/2.9.17/includes/permalinks.php	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-manager/tags/2.9.15/vendor-dist/gamajo/templa...	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-manager/tags/2.9.15/templates/profile.php	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-manager/tags/2.9.17/vendor-dist/gamajo/templa...	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
github.com/WPUserManager/wp-user-manager/pull/445	[email protected]	github.com
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-manager/tags/2.9.15/includes/permalinks.php	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a5e08d8-c6ef-42a3-9599-28c3b...	[email protected]	www.wordfence.com
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-manager/tags/2.9.17/vendor-dist/brain/cortex/...	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset	[email protected]	plugins.trac.wordpress.org
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Yat Wu (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Source	Time	Event
CNA	2026-05-30T08:54:29.000Z	Vendor Notified
CNA	2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z	Disclosed

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.