CVE-2025-12953

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.

CVSS 3.1

4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 14% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-862

Published

2025-11-11

Modified

2026-10-18

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3389342/classified-listing/trunk/app/Controllers/Ajax/AjaxListingType.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/811f147e-5829-4f7e-91d8-9dba780950d5?source=cve

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