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

7.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2026-9290
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published June 5, 2026
Last Updated June 5, 2026
Researcher Yat

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.

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Vulnerability Details for WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-user-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.9.18, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.9.17
Patched Version
  • 2.9.18

Recent vulnerabilities in WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership <= 2.9.16 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion CVE-2026-49766 8.1 endy June 5, 2026
2 WP User Manager <= 2.9.12 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'current_user_avatar' Parameter CVE-2025-13320 6.8 YC_Infosec December 11, 2025
3 User Manager <= 2.9.12 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection CVE-2025-60245 7.5 Nguyen Ngoc Quang Bach (maysbachs) May 19, 2025
4 WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership <= 2.9.11 - Missing Authorization to Carbon Fields Custom Sidebar Addition/Removal CVE-2024-10216 4.3 BrokenAC ignore November 22, 2024
5 WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership <= 2.9.11 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Meta Key Enumeration CVE-2024-10537 4.3 Tieu Pham Trong Nhan November 22, 2024
6 WP User Manager <= 2.9.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVE-2024-43336 4.3 Ananda Dhakal August 16, 2024
7 WP User Manager <= 2.6.2 - Arbitrary User Password Reset CVE-2021-24655 7.5 AyeCode Ltd September 22, 2021
8 User Registration < 2.0.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2021-24654 5.4 AyeCode Ltd September 6, 2021

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