CVE-2026-101161 WP Ultimate Review < 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated DoS via Unset Display Settings in wp-reviews Shortcode
Unauthenticated attackers can cause persistent denial of service by submitting crafted reviews when display settings are unsaved.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-101161?
CVE-2026-101161 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Unknown WP Ultimate Review, published on 3 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Ultimate Review WordPress plugin before 2.4.4 does not prevent unauthenticated users from storing crafted review content that makes the reviewed page fail with a fatal error on every subsequent visit, resulting in a persistent denial of service when the WP Ultimate Review WordPress plugin before 2.4.4's review display settings have never been saved.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-101161?
How do I fix CVE-2026-101161?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-101161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-101161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-101161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7j5c-34gf-rc4m.