Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Network-accessible unauthenticated endpoint with missing authorization yields PR:N and AV:N; integrity-only impact bounded to plugin scope justifies I:L and S:U.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in AWP Classifieds <= 4.4.7 versions.
AnalysisAI
Broken Access Control in AWP Classifieds (Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin) version 4.4.7 and earlier permits unauthenticated remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions against the plugin's content management functions, resulting in limited integrity compromise. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) confirms no authentication is required and the attack is trivially executable over the network with no user interaction, though impact is bounded to integrity only with no confidentiality or availability loss. No active exploitation has been confirmed by CISA KEV and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.
Technical ContextAI
AWP Classifieds (Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin) by Strategy11 Team is a WordPress plugin enabling classified ad listing functionality on WordPress sites. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), a class of flaw where one or more server-side actions - such as ad creation, modification, or deletion - are executed without verifying whether the requesting party holds sufficient permission. In WordPress plugin architectures, this typically manifests as unprotected AJAX handlers, REST API endpoints, or form-submission hooks that omit capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()). The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:strategy11_team:awp_classifieds:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms all versions of the Strategy11 Team product through 4.4.7 are affected. The Patchstack report tags this as an Authentication Bypass, consistent with unauthorized invocation of privileged plugin functionality by unauthenticated users.
RemediationAI
Upgrade AWP Classifieds beyond version 4.4.7 once Strategy11 Team releases a patched build; monitor the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/another-wordpress-classifieds-plugin/vulnerability/wordpress-awp-classifieds-plugin-4-4-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability for a confirmed fix version, as none is specified in currently available data. As an interim compensating control, temporarily disable the plugin if unauthenticated classified ad submission is not a business requirement - this eliminates the attack surface entirely at the cost of plugin functionality. If the plugin must remain active, deploy a WAF rule to block unauthenticated POST requests to the plugin's known AJAX or REST endpoints (e.g., paths containing /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with AWP-specific action parameters), accepting that legitimate guest submissions may also be blocked. Restricting access to the WordPress site to authenticated users only is the strongest compensating control but may not be feasible for public-facing classifieds sites.
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-48081
GHSA-mf55-cgjw-rpg2