CVE-2026-86608: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in WP Recipe Maker
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-86608 is a CWE-400 uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the WP Recipe Maker WordPress plugin versions 9.8.0 up to but not including 10.8.2. The flaw exists because one REST route lacks authorization checks and does not limit the amount of data it stores. This allows unauthenticated attackers to write unlimited data into any user's metadata, which can cause permanent denial of service for that user account, including administrators.
Potential Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to write unlimited data into user metadata, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption on the server. This can permanently prevent affected user accounts, including administrators, from loading, effectively causing a denial of service condition for those accounts.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade WP Recipe Maker to version 10.8.2 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or temporary fix is indicated. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the input data, but the presence of a fixed version implies an official fix is available in 10.8.2.
CVE-2026-86608: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in WP Recipe Maker
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.2high
Affected software
WP Recipe Maker
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-86608 is a CWE-400 uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the WP Recipe Maker WordPress plugin versions 9.8.0 up to but not including 10.8.2. The flaw exists because one REST route lacks authorization checks and does not limit the amount of data it stores. This allows unauthenticated attackers to write unlimited data into any user's metadata, which can cause permanent denial of service for that user account, including administrators.
Potential Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to write unlimited data into user metadata, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption on the server. This can permanently prevent affected user accounts, including administrators, from loading, effectively causing a denial of service condition for those accounts.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade WP Recipe Maker to version 10.8.2 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or temporary fix is indicated. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the input data, but the presence of a fixed version implies an official fix is available in 10.8.2.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T08:46:31.818Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab36d42f7a7c541065abcb2
Added to database: 09/23/2026, 06:10:10 UTC
Last enriched: 09/23/2026, 06:19:00 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 02:18:26 UTC
Views: 9
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