CVE-2026-86608 (GCVE-0-2026-86608)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 06:00 – Updated: 2026-09-23 06:00
VLAI
Title
WP Recipe Maker 9.8.0 - 10.8.1 - Unauthenticated DoS via Unbounded User Meta Insertion
Summary
The WP Recipe Maker WordPress plugin before 10.8.2 does not have any authorisation check in one of its REST routes, nor does it bound what that route stores, allowing unauthenticated users to write unlimited data into any user's metadata and to permanently prevent that account, including an administrator's, from loading.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7f0f9dd-4180-42… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown WP Recipe Maker Affected: 9.8.0 , < 10.8.2 (semver)
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Credits
Isuka sanuj WPScan
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