CVE-2026-16265

WP Maps < 4.9.7 - Subscriber+ Denial of Service

Published Aug 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wp Maps
Wp Maps wp Maps
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wp Maps
Wp Maps wp Maps
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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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2026, 6:19 PM
Reserved
Jul 20, 2026, 8:44 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 7, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:31 PM