CVE-2026-23546

Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin <= 5.3.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Data Exposure

2026-02-23 00:00
daroo

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 5.3.5
Affected Plugin
Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory
Affected Version
<= 5.3.4
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE
CVE-2026-23546
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At a glance

CVE-2026-23546 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Classified Listing WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 5.3.4. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 5.3.5; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2026, reported by daroo.

Vulnerability Overview

The Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to extract sensitive user or configuration data.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Reaching this weakness in Classified Listing <= 5.3.4 takes an account at Subscriber level or above. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.

The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. For Classified Listing the fix is 5.3.5: builds <= 5.3.4 are affected, anything from 5.3.5 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 5.3.5, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Classified Listing 5.3.5 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23546https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/abebfbc4-37ed-44d5-a35d-d6ad87346f3ahttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23546

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