Attachment deletion and tampering via unchecked ownership
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Authorization bypass in RadiusTheme Classified Listing 5.3.0 through 6.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter listing media. The AI image-editing AJAX action accepts a caller-controlled listing identifier and deletes or attaches media without checking ownership or edit permission. Subscriber access is sufficient to permanently delete attachments from, or attach files to, another user's listing.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in RadiusTheme Classified Listing 5.3.0 through 6.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter listing media. The AI image-editing AJAX action accepts a caller-controlled listing identifier and deletes or attaches media without checking ownership or edit permission. Subscriber access is sufficient to permanently delete attachments from, or attach files to, another user's listing.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-16281
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- RadiusTheme
- Product
- Classified Listing
- Classifications
- CWE-639, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=5.3.0 <6.1.1
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- WPScan CVE-2026-16281 exploit referenceproof of concept · unverified
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