---
id: "CVE-2026-111398"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-111398"]
title: "MapSVG WordPress plugin: path traversal through 8.16.1 exposes server files"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.7
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["mapsvg", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-19T10:16:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:10:53+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111398", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00"}]
---

# MapSVG WordPress plugin: path traversal through 8.16.1 exposes server files

The MapSVG Lite interactive vector maps plugin has a path traversal flaw that lets a request reach files outside its intended directory. An attacker could read files the web server can access, such as configuration files holding secrets.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check whether the `mapsvg-lite-interactive-vector-maps` plugin is installed and its version in the WordPress admin plugin list
- unknown

## Fix

- Update the MapSVG plugin (mapsvg-lite-interactive-vector-maps) to a version later than `8.16.1`
- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111398

## From the sources

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in PT Norther Lights Production MapSVG mapsvg-lite-interactive-vector-maps allows Path Traversal.This issue affects MapSVG: from n/a through 8.16.1.

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