---
id: CVE-2026-16281
title: >-
  The Classified Listing  WordPress plugin before 6.1.1 does not verify that the
  caller owns or can edit the target listing before its AI image-editing AJAX
  action deletes or attaches media, allowing any authenticated user, including a
  sub…
summary: >-
  The Classified Listing  WordPress plugin before 6.1.1 does not verify that the
  caller owns or can edit the target listing before its AI image-editing AJAX
  action deletes or attaches media, allowing any authenticated user, including a
  sub…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-639
published: '2026-09-04'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T19:15:18.627'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16281'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e6a781c3-570f-4293-8f4c-9331389dd100/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00189
epssPercentile: 0.07517
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T20:10:03.163Z'
---

## Overview

The Classified Listing  WordPress plugin before 6.1.1 does not verify that the caller owns or can edit the target listing before its AI image-editing AJAX action deletes or attaches media, allowing any authenticated user, including a subscriber, to permanently delete attachments from, and attach files to, any listing owned by another user.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.