CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-18466

MediumCVSS 5.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

The WP Maps WordPress plugin before 4.9.8 does not perform a capability check nor validate a nonce in one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a Subscriber account to create an unlimited number of options in the database, each loaded on every page request.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can fill the database, leading to site slowdown and potential resource exhaustion.

Recommendation

Update the WP Maps plugin to version 4.9.8 or later, which includes security fixes.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The WP Maps WordPress plugin before 4.9.8 does not perform a capability check, nor validate a nonce, in one of its AJAX actions, allowing users with a Subscriber account to create an unlimited number of options in the database, each of which is loaded on every page request.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS