Medium severity · published Aug 7, 2026
CVE-2026-16265
WP Maps < 4.9.7 - Subscriber+ Denial of Service
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WM
WP Maps ·
before 4.9.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16265
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16265
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5432f989-03d8-49d9-ac45-0d5a6a7bf499/
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