{"id":86557,"date":"2026-02-26T12:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:33:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-5339-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-ads-pro-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5339-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-ads-pro-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5339: Time-Based SQL Injection Vulnerability in WordPress Ads Pro Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The popular WordPress Ads Pro Plugin, used for ad management, has been found to contain a time-based SQL injection vulnerability. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-5339, affects all versions up to and including 4.89. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive data on the database, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5339<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Web-based<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthorized access to sensitive data, potential system compromise<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2284639214\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Ads Pro Plugin &#8211; Multi-Purpose WordPress Advertising Manager | Up to and including 4.89<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability exists due to insufficient escaping of the &#8216;bsa_pro_id&#8217; parameter and lack of adequate preparation on the existing SQL query. An unauthenticated attacker can append additional SQL queries into existing queries. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can manipulate SQL queries to extract sensitive information from the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1679740888\" 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 is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a sample HTTP GET request, where an attacker appends a malicious SQL query to the &#8216;bsa_pro_id&#8217; parameter.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/wp-content\/plugins\/ads-pro\/?bsa_pro_id=1&#039; OR &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1&#039;; -- HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The above request triggers the SQL injection vulnerability, potentially returning sensitive information from the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. Until then, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could serve as temporary mitigation. Ensure that these security systems are configured correctly to detect and prevent SQL injection attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The popular WordPress Ads Pro Plugin, used for ad management, has been found to contain a time-based SQL injection vulnerability. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-5339, affects all versions up to and including 4.89. 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