CVE-2025-68002 WordPress Open User Map plugin <= 1.4.16 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Open User Map WordPress plugin to download arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-68002?

CVE-2025-68002 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in 100plugins Open User Map, published on 20 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in 100plugins Open User Map open-user-map allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Open User Map: from n/a through <= 1.4.16.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68002?

How do I fix CVE-2025-68002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-68002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-58p5-8f5p-8qqg.

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