The WP Maps WordPress plugin before 4.9.7 does not perform a capability check in one of its AJAX actions and does not restrict the operation it dispatches, allowing users with a Subscriber account to trigger uncontrolled recursion that exhausts server resources, resulting in a Denial of Service.

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Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
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Description The WP Maps WordPress plugin before 4.9.7 does not perform a capability check in one of its AJAX actions and does not restrict the operation it dispatches, allowing users with a Subscriber account to trigger uncontrolled recursion that exhausts server resources, resulting in a Denial of Service.
Title WP Maps < 4.9.7 - Subscriber+ Denial of Service
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-07T06:00:14.361Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T08:44:36.115Z

Link: CVE-2026-16265

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T08:15:03Z

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