CVE-2026-106646: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Classified Listing
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
Classified Listing
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106646 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Classified Listing WordPress plugin versions prior to 6.1.1. The vulnerability arises because the plugin fails to verify that the requester owns or has permission to edit the target listing when handling gallery requests that reference unattached media items. This allows authenticated users with minimal privileges (subscriber-level) to manipulate media attachments belonging to other users, including those owned by administrators.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a subscriber-level account can modify, corrupt, or delete media-library attachments owned by other users, including administrators. This could lead to unauthorized data modification or loss within the WordPress media library, potentially disrupting website content or functionality.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Classified Listing plugin to version 6.1.1 or later, where this authorization check issue has been fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-07T03:49:09.006Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6acf22562cdf04f656513b8d
Added to database: 10/14/2026, 06:33:58 UTC
Last enriched: 10/14/2026, 07:18:51 UTC
Last updated: 10/14/2026, 14:04:16 UTC
Views: 3
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