CVE-2025-12953
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-11
Last updated on: 2025-11-12
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| classified_listing | classified_listing | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-862 | The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin for WordPress, where certain functions (rtcl_ajax_add_listing_type, rtcl_ajax_update_listing_type, and rtcl_ajax_delete_listing_type) lack proper capability checks. This allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to add, update, or delete listing types without proper authorization.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow unauthorized modification of listing types by users who should not have such permissions. This could lead to data integrity issues, unauthorized changes to business listings, and potential misuse or manipulation of the classified ads or directory content.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately update the Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin to a version later than 5.2.0 where the missing capability checks are fixed. Additionally, restrict subscriber-level access and above from performing listing type modifications until the update is applied.