WP Maps < 4.9.7 - Subscriber+ Denial of Service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Maps | before 4.9.7 | 4.9.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Maps VendorUnknown Affected before 4.9.7 Fixed in 4.9.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Maps (Unknown) Fixed in 4.9.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
WP Maps 4.9.7
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-13598 WP Maps < 4.9.7 - Subscriber+ Local File InclusionPriority HIGH 73
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16265
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29w4-w235-2pmp
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16265 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16265 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-29w4-w235-2pmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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