Classified Listing Plugin up to 5.0.3 on WordPress Shortcode code injection

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Classified Listing Plugin up to 5.0.3 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Shortcode Handler. Such manipulation leads to Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-7711. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Classified Listing Plugin up to 5.0.3 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-7711. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/18/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Classified Listing Plugin

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• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.3

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