Classified Listing – Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin <= 5.0.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Listing Description

2025-11-17 09:59

Kishan Vyas

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.0.4

Affected PluginClassified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory

Affected Version<= 5.0.3

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2025-7711

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Vulnerability Overview

The The Classified Listing – Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.0.4, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7711 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d9b10db9-0c7c-4f13-9d98-6d407446cfb8

CVSS Vector

5.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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