CVE-2025-69191
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in e-plugins ListingHub listinghub allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ListingHub: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the ListingHub WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive listing management functionality.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify ListingHub plugin installationCheck for the ListingHub plugin directory in wp-content/plugins/ and retrieve the plugin version from its main PHP file header or readme.txtAffected if The plugin is installed and no version is documented as patched
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Identify listing management endpointsExamine the plugin files for AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or admin pages related to listing creation, editing, deletion, or viewing. Look for files containing functions like wp_ajax_, wp_ajax_nopriv_, or register_rest_route calls related to listingsAffected if Plugin exposes listing management functionality without documented authorization checks
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Test unauthenticated access to listing endpointsSend HTTP requests to identified listing API endpoints without providing authentication credentials (no cookies, no Authorization header)Affected if Requests succeed without returning 401 Unauthorized or 403 Forbidden errors
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Inspect role capability checks in plugin codeSearch plugin PHP files for current_user_can, map_meta_cap, or other permission verification functions before listing operations. Compare against WordPress roles and capabilities documentationAffected if Listing management actions lack proper current_user_can() or capability checks before execution
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Check for privilege escalation vectorsReview whether lower-privileged users (subscribers, guests) can access or modify listings owned by administrators or other privileged usersAffected if Users with subscriber or guest roles can access or modify listings belonging to higher-privileged users
A user is affected if the ListingHub plugin is installed and unauthenticated or low-privileged users can access, create, modify, or delete listings without proper authorization checks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks and validate user permissions before executing protected actions in all listinghub endpoints.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-69191 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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