7.5

CVE-2026-9290: wordpress wp-user-manager Path Traversal

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighDeferred
Published 05-06-2026Last modified 06-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-9290 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in wordpress wp-user-manager. EPSS estimates a 2.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.9% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 2.9.18.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.73%
0%100%
Low · +0.23 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.73%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.23 pp

From 2.50% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.73%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • wp-user-manager≤ 2.9.17 (fixed in 2.9.18)
Wpusermanager1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

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