---
id: CVE-2025-12574
title: >-
  The Listar – Directory Listing & Classifieds WordPress Plugin plugin for
  WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing
  capability check on the '/wp-json/listar/v1/place/delete' REST API endpoint in
  all versions up…
summary: >-
  The Listar – Directory Listing & Classifieds WordPress Plugin plugin for
  WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing
  capability check on the '/wp-json/listar/v1/place/delete' REST API endpoint in
  all versions up…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-12-06'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T20:10:00.197'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12574'
references:
  - url: 'https://wordpress.org/plugins/listar-directory-listing/'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/33b98bee-7f33-4d49-96e1-9a1eafc92bb3?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00188
epssPercentile: 0.08304
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T18:12:09.285Z'
---

## Overview

The Listar – Directory Listing & Classifieds WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the '/wp-json/listar/v1/place/delete' REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.

## Remediation

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