CVE-2026-16265 WP Maps < 4.9.7 - Subscriber+ Denial of Service
Subscribers can trigger uncontrolled recursion in WP Maps, causing server resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16265?
CVE-2026-16265 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Unknown WP Maps, published on 7 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16265?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16265?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16265 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-2026-16265 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-16265 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29w4-w235-2pmp.