# CVE-2026-9062: Agile Store Locator < 1.6.9 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal

> Administrators can read arbitrary PHP files, including configuration files with credentials, due to lack of parameter validation in the Store Locator plugin.

- **Severity:** Low 3.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-553w-8mm7-5gf2

## What is CVE-2026-9062?

CVE-2026-9062 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Store Locator WordPress, published on 13 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Store Locator WordPress plugin before 1.6.9 does not validate a parameter before using it in a file path, allowing high-privileged users such as administrators to read arbitrary `.php` files from the server, including configuration files that contain database credentials and authentication keys.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-9062?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-9062?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-9062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-9062 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-9062 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Agile Store Locator < 1.6.9 - Arbitrary File Read (nuclei): http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-9062.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-9062 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-9062 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Store Locator WordPress, published on 13 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-9062 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Store Locator WordPress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9062/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9062/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9062
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9062
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-9062

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9062/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.