CVE-2026-16276: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Classified Listing
The Classified Listing WordPress plugin before 5.4.4 does not perform a capability check on an AJAX action that returns aggregated store revenue totals, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to read daily revenue figures normally restricted to administrators and report managers.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16276 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Classified Listing WordPress plugin prior to version 5.4.4. The plugin fails to perform a capability check on an AJAX action that returns aggregated store revenue totals. As a result, users with contributor-level privileges or higher can access sensitive revenue data normally restricted to administrators and report managers. The vulnerability is classified as low severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.7, reflecting limited impact to confidentiality and no impact to integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
Users with contributor-level access and above can read daily revenue figures that should be restricted, leading to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive financial information. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access carefully and monitor for updates from the plugin vendor regarding a patch or update to address this missing authorization issue.
CVE-2026-16276: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Classified Listing
Description
The Classified Listing WordPress plugin before 5.4.4 does not perform a capability check on an AJAX action that returns aggregated store revenue totals, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to read daily revenue figures normally restricted to administrators and report managers.
CVSS v3.1
Score 2.7low
Affected software
Classified Listing
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16276 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Classified Listing WordPress plugin prior to version 5.4.4. The plugin fails to perform a capability check on an AJAX action that returns aggregated store revenue totals. As a result, users with contributor-level privileges or higher can access sensitive revenue data normally restricted to administrators and report managers. The vulnerability is classified as low severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.7, reflecting limited impact to confidentiality and no impact to integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
Users with contributor-level access and above can read daily revenue figures that should be restricted, leading to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive financial information. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access carefully and monitor for updates from the plugin vendor regarding a patch or update to address this missing authorization issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T10:04:48.146Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a70364ebf32cb7a34183124
Added to database: 08/03/2026, 06:33:50 UTC
Last enriched: 08/10/2026, 14:47:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 64
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