The WP MAPS PRO WordPress plugin before 6.1.3 does not perform a capability check in one of its AJAX actions, which is also available to unauthenticated users, and does not restrict the operation it dispatches, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger uncontrolled recursion that exhausts server resources, resulting in a Denial of Service.

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Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-285
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Description The WP MAPS PRO WordPress plugin before 6.1.3 does not perform a capability check in one of its AJAX actions, which is also available to unauthenticated users, and does not restrict the operation it dispatches, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger uncontrolled recursion that exhausts server resources, resulting in a Denial of Service.
Title WP Maps Pro < 6.1.3 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

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Updated: 2026-08-09T06:00:13.398Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T07:54:40.370Z

Link: CVE-2026-18464

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Updated: 2026-08-09T07:30:04Z

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