CVE-2026-18466CWE-284broken-access-control

CVE-2026-18466

Medium · published August 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
20.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00287 · 20.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-284 · Improper Access Control
Published
2026-08-19T10:17Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 AUG 06:00Z
    WP Maps < 4.9.8 - Subscriber+ Unlimited Autoloaded Option Creation
    cvelistv5