MEDIUM 6.5 NVD

CVE-2026-16265

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, all

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.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5432f989-03d8-49d9-ac45-0d5a6a7bf499/

Published: 2026-08-07 · Source: NVD · Feed updated: 2026-08-10

This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 was published on 2026-08-07 via NVD.

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