Classified Listing <= 5.4.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Feature Modification via Multiple AJAX Handlers ('listingId'/'id' Parameters)
Description
The Classified Listing – Classified ads & Business Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.2. This is due to a missing capability/ownership check on the gallery_image_update_as_feature AJAX handler (action: rtcl_fb_gallery_image_update_as_feature), which accepts a user-supplied listing ID and attachment ID and sets the featured image of a listing while only validating a nonce that is exposed to any logged-in user on the frontend listing-submission form. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change the featured image of arbitrary listings they do not own.
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Affected products
2<=5.4.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=5.4.2
- (no CPE)range: <=5.4.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/classified-listing/tags/5.3.8/app/Controllers/Ajax/FormBuilderAjax.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/classified-listing/tags/5.3.8/app/Controllers/Ajax/FormBuilderAjax.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/classified-listing/tags/5.3.8/app/Controllers/Ajax/FormBuilderAjax.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/classified-listing/tags/5.4.2/app/Controllers/Ajax/FormBuilderAjax.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/classified-listing/tags/5.4.2/app/Controllers/Ajax/FormBuilderAjax.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/classified-listing/tags/5.4.2/app/Controllers/Ajax/FormBuilderAjax.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f7660ba-c3be-44f0-91cb-809d0021759amitre
News mentions
1- 25 WordPress Plugin CVEs Drop in Two Days: Critical File Deletion, SSRF, and XSS Lead the BatchVypr Intelligence · Jun 19, 2026