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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| 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: 2026-08-07T06:00:14.361Z
Reserved: 2026-07-20T08:44:36.115Z
Link: CVE-2026-16265
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Updated: 2026-08-07T08:15:03Z