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.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Unknown | WP Maps | unaffected |
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | WP Maps < 4.9.8 - Subscriber+ Unlimited Autoloaded Option Creation | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T06:00:19.430Z
Reserved: 2026-07-31T08:01:35.190Z
Link: CVE-2026-18466
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-19T06:17:37.697
Modified: 2026-08-19T06:17:37.697
Link: CVE-2026-18466
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