Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2026· Updated Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-18466
CVE-2026-18466
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.
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References
1News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 17, 2026 to August 23, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 27, 2026