CVE-2025-12953: Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin <= 5.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Listing Types Tampering
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-12953 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in techlabpro1 classified listing – ai-powered classified ads & business directory plugin. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 11-11-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the "rtcl_ajax_add_listing_type", "rtcl_ajax_update_listing_type", and "rtcl_ajax_delete_listing_type" function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to add, update, or delete listing types.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
14%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.02 pp
From 0.22% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Techlabpro11 product
Wordpress1 product
- classified-listing≤ 5.2.0 (fixed in 5.2.1)
2 vendors · 2 products