Store Locator WordPress: A security weakness
Store Locator WordPress is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is < 1.6.9.
- Component
- Store Locator WordPress
- Plugin slug
store-locator- Affected
- < 1.6.9
- Safe version
1.6.9- Published
- Jun 13, 2026
This CVE was published Jun 13, 2026 and is one of 9 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Store Locator WordPress to 1.6.9 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N