VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-16265
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-07
Last modified2026-08-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption