Contributor-level post disclosure via unchecked AJAX handler
Published Aug 3, 2026 · Updated Aug 3, 2026
Missing authorization in RadiusTheme Classified Listing before 5.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to read unpublished post content. The rtcl_block_css_get_posts AJAX action returns content for an attacker-supplied postId after validating only a nonce, without a capability or ownership check. Contributor-level access exposes drafts, pending posts, private posts, pages, and custom post types owned by other users, but does not grant content modification.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in RadiusTheme Classified Listing before 5.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to read unpublished post content. The rtcl_block_css_get_posts AJAX action returns content for an attacker-supplied postId after validating only a nonce, without a capability or ownership check. Contributor-level access exposes drafts, pending posts, private posts, pages, and custom post types owned by other users, but does not grant content modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-16274
- Published
- Aug 3, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Vendor
- RadiusTheme
- Product
- Classified Listing
- Classifications
- CWE-862
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <5.4.4
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