CVE-2026-16265

WP Maps < 4.9.7 - Subscriber+ Denial of Service

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.

Affected

WP Maps

CVSS v3.1 CNA

6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 34th percentile

Published

2026-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

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

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry