CVE-2026-94681: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Tijmen Smit WP Store Locator
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in WP Store Locator < 3.0.0 versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-770, involves allocation of resources without limits or throttling in the WP Store Locator plugin before version 3.0.0. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service condition, impacting availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.9, reflecting network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, but high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables an unauthenticated attacker to cause denial of service by exhausting resources due to lack of throttling or limits on resource allocation. This results in disruption of the WP Store Locator service, affecting availability but not confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider implementing external rate limiting or resource allocation controls to mitigate potential denial of service attempts.
CVE-2026-94681: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Tijmen Smit WP Store Locator
Description
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in WP Store Locator < 3.0.0 versions.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
Tijmen Smit
WP Store Locator
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-770, involves allocation of resources without limits or throttling in the WP Store Locator plugin before version 3.0.0. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service condition, impacting availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.9, reflecting network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, but high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables an unauthenticated attacker to cause denial of service by exhausting resources due to lack of throttling or limits on resource allocation. This results in disruption of the WP Store Locator service, affecting availability but not confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider implementing external rate limiting or resource allocation controls to mitigate potential denial of service attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T00:19:50.792Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abd08c02a4e24523d068e77
Added to database: 09/30/2026, 13:04:00 UTC
Last enriched: 09/30/2026, 13:34:04 UTC
Last updated: 09/30/2026, 19:37:14 UTC
Views: 4
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