CVE-2026-18464 (GCVE-0-2026-18464)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-09 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-09 06:00
VLAI
Title
WP Maps Pro < 6.1.3 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service
Summary
The WP MAPS PRO WordPress plugin before 6.1.3 does not perform a capability check in one of its AJAX actions, which is also available to unauthenticated users, and does not restrict the operation it dispatches, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger uncontrolled recursion that exhausts server resources, resulting in a Denial of Service.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/45d1c2c2-c5da-43… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown WP MAPS PRO Affected: 0 , < 6.1.3 (semver)
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Credits
Mohammad Aghdasi WPScan
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