CVE-2025-12062

High

Published: 17 February 2026

Published

17 February 2026

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0007 20.5th percentile

Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-12062 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 20.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 1 other technique. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

Directly remediates the LFI vulnerability in the fc_load_template function by applying the vendor patch from the plugin Trac changeset.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

prevent

Validates and sanitizes user-supplied inputs to the fc_load_template function to block path traversal and arbitrary .html file inclusion.

AC-3 Access Enforcement partial match

prevent

Enforces access control policies to restrict unauthorized reading and execution of arbitrary files via the vulnerable template loader.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution

Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.

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Why these techniques?

LFI in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables remote exploitation of the web app (T1190) with resulting arbitrary PHP code execution (T1059).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

The WP Maps – Store Locator,Google Maps,OpenStreetMap,Mapbox,Listing,Directory & Filters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.6 via the fc_load_template function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access…

and above, to include and execute arbitrary .html 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 .html file types can be uploaded and included.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-12062 is a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability (CWE-22), rated at CVSS 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), affecting the WP Maps – Store Locator, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Listing, Directory & Filters plugin for WordPress in all versions up to and including 4.8.6. The issue resides in the fc_load_template function, which enables the inclusion and execution of arbitrary .html files on the server.

Authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows inclusion of arbitrary .html files containing PHP code, leading to code execution, bypassing access controls, or obtaining sensitive data, particularly in environments where .html file uploads are permitted.

Advisories and patches provide mitigation guidance via the plugin's Trac changeset at https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3405282/ and Wordfence threat intelligence at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/815e5b86-2d1b-4794-b761-dad770393d3e?source=cve, published on 2026-02-17.