Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessRegister or use subscriber account
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ExploitCraft gallery request citing foreign media ID
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ExecutionPlugin skips ownership check
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ImpactModify or delete other users' attachments
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an authenticated subscriber-level account on the target site (PR:L), so exploitation is realistic mainly where open user registration is enabled - a common default for classifieds sites using this plugin. The flaw is specifically triggered when a gallery request references an UNATTACHED media-library item: the plugin fails to verify the requester owns or can edit that attachment. Limiting factors that reduce real-world risk: the need for a valid account, the AC:H condition that the targeted media be in the unattached state and reachable via the gallery request, and the integrity/availability-only impact (no data disclosure, C:N). Sites that disable self-registration or restrict subscriber creation substantially narrow the attack surface. |
| Impact | Signals are consistent and point to a moderate, not top-tier, priority. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L, base 5.9) describes a network-reachable but authenticated (PR:L, subscriber-level) authorization flaw with high attack complexity and no confidentiality impact - integrity-focused, with limited availability impact. EPSS is low at 0.17% (6th percentile) and CISA SSVC rates Exploitation: none, Automatable: no, Technical Impact: partial, all of which argue against imminent mass exploitation. The one elevating signal is that public exploit code exists (WPScan), but this is POC availability, not confirmed active exploitation - it is NOT in CISA KEV. The AC:H and PR:L requirements (attacker must hold a valid subscriber account and the attack hinges on the specific unattached-media condition) materially cap real-world risk despite the network vector. No conflicting signals are present: the low EPSS, 'Exploitation: none' SSVC, and absence from KEV all align, while POC availability raises residual exploitability. Net: a legitimate flaw worth patching on normal cadence, not an emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker self-registers (or uses any existing subscriber-level account) on a WordPress site running Classified Listing below 6.1.1, then submits a listing gallery request that references a media-library attachment ID belonging to another user, such as an administrator. Because the plugin never checks that the requester owns or can edit the referenced unattached media, the attacker can modify, corrupt or delete those attachments. A public proof-of-concept is documented by WPScan, lowering the skill barrier. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
Authenticated users holding only subscriber-level accounts can modify, corrupt, or delete media-library attachments owned by other users-including administrators-through the Classified Listing WordPress plugin before 6.1.1. The defect is a missing-authorization flaw (CWE-862) triggered specifically when a gallery request references an unattached media item, which the plugin fails to check for ownership or edit capability. Publicly available exploit code exists and the plugin is a confirmed target for the WPScan research team, but there is no KEV listing or independent evidence of active exploitation, and EPSS is a low 0.17% (6th percentile); impact is confined to integrity and partial availability with no confidentiality loss (C:N).
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: 6.1.1. Affected administrators should immediately upgrade the Classified Listing plugin to version 6.1.1 or later, which is the single most effective fix and closes the missing-authorization path; details and version confirmation are at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/84adffd9-6982-4c05-a42d-be208035d9a8/. If an immediate upgrade is not possible, the highest-value compensating control is to disable open user registration or otherwise block subscriber-level account creation (e.g., turn off the WordPress "Anyone can register" setting and remove self-service sign-up on the classifieds front end), which removes the PR:L prerequisite entirely-at the cost of blocking legitimate new user sign-ups and possibly disrupting the site's business model. A secondary mitigation is to restrict or temporarily disable the plugin's gallery/media upload endpoints for low-privileged roles until patching is complete, accepting the loss of normal subscriber media functionality. Administrators should also audit the WordPress media library for unexpected deletions or modifications of unattached attachments and review accounts that may already have been created for the purpose of exploitation, keeping in mind that no patch substitutes for closing the registration vector on sites that cannot upgrade promptly.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in the Classified Listing plugin for WordPress and is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). The plugin exposes a gallery-request handler that manipulates WordPress media-library attachments, but it validates only that the media item exists and is reachable-not that the requesting user owns the attachment or holds edit rights over it. When the referenced media item is in the unattached state (i.e., not yet bound to a post or listing), the authorization check is skipped entirely, so any logged-in account can act on another user's uploads. The CPE data identifies the affected component as cpe:2.3:a:unknown:classified_listing with version wildcards, and EUVD confirms the affected range is Classified Listing from 0 up to (but excluding) 6.1.1. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L reflects a network-reachable flaw that requires a low-privileged (subscriber) account and an environment-specific precondition-the target media must be unattached and reachable via the gallery request-which is why complexity is rated High despite the trivial privilege level. The impact is integrity-dominant with partial availability loss from deletion or corruption of media records; no data disclosure path is present.
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Network-reachable REST/form request (AV:N) by a logged-in subscriber (PR:L), with AC:H due to the unattached-media precondition; integrity high from arbitrary attachment modification, availability low from deletion, no confidentiality impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
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4DescriptionCVE.org
The Classified Listing WordPress plugin before 6.1.1 does not verify that the requester owns or can edit the target listing when a gallery request references an unattached media item, allowing any authenticated user with a subscriber-level account to modify, corrupt or delete media-library attachments owned by other users, including administrators.
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