{"id":86558,"date":"2026-02-26T15:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:33:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-6437-high-severity-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-ads-pro-plugin-multi-purpose-wordpress-advertising-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6437-high-severity-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-ads-pro-plugin-multi-purpose-wordpress-advertising-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-6437: High Severity SQL Injection Vulnerability in Ads Pro Plugin &#8211; Multi-Purpose WordPress Advertising Manager<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ads Pro Plugin &#8211; Multi-Purpose WordPress Advertising Manager plugin for WordPress has been found to be vulnerable to SQL Injection attacks. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate SQL queries, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. It affects all versions of the plugin up to and including 4.89, making it a significant cause for concern for WordPress users globally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-6437<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access, system compromise, and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2164023298\" 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 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 arises from the insufficient escaping of the &#8216;oid&#8217; parameter and the lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. An unauthenticated attacker can append additional SQL queries into the existing ones via this parameter. This could allow them to manipulate database transactions or extract sensitive information from the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-946008129\" 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>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?oid=1&#039; OR &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1&#039;; SELECT * FROM wp_users; -- HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-website.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker appends additional SQL queries to the &#8216;oid&#8217; parameter, causing the database to return all the users&#8217; data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly recommended to apply the vendor patch once it is available. As a temporary mitigation, users can implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS). These can help prevent attacks by detecting and blocking malicious SQL queries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Ads Pro Plugin &#8211; Multi-Purpose WordPress Advertising Manager plugin for WordPress has been found to be vulnerable to SQL Injection attacks. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate SQL queries, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. 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