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GHSA-R6MJ-39CQ-7P2P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-09 06:31 – Updated: 2026-08-09 06:31

Details

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.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-18464"
  ],
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  "id": "GHSA-r6mj-39cq-7p2p",
  "modified": "2026-08-09T06:31:36Z",
  "published": "2026-08-09T06:31:36Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18464"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/45d1c2c2-c5da-43b6-a982-5323fb8d9014"
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CVE-2026-18464 (GCVE-0-2026-18464)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-09 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-09 06:00

Title

WP Maps Pro < 6.1.3 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Assigner

WPScan

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/45d1c2c2-c5da-43…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	WP MAPS PRO	Affected: 0 , < 6.1.3 (semver)

Credits

Mohammad Aghdasi WPScan

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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
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      ],
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          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Mohammad Aghdasi"
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        "orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
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          "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/45d1c2c2-c5da-43b6-a982-5323fb8d9014/"
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      "source": {
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
      },
      "title": "WP Maps Pro \u003c 6.1.3 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service",
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Nomenclature

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-R6MJ-39CQ-7P2P

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

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