CVE-2025-12953
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Publication date: 2025-11-11

Last updated on: 2025-11-12

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the "rtcl_ajax_add_listing_type", "rtcl_ajax_update_listing_type", and "rtcl_ajax_delete_listing_type" function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to add, update, or delete listing types.
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Published
2025-11-11
Last Modified
2025-11-12
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2026-06-16
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2025-11-11
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-12953
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classified_listing classified_listing *
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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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Executive Summary

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.

Impact Analysis

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.

Mitigation Strategies

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.

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