Unauthenticated function invocation via exposed AJAX handler
Published Nov 1, 2025 · Updated Nov 1, 2025
Code injection in Advanced Ads 2.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to invoke selected WordPress functions through an AJAX request. The select_one() AJAX handler accepts an attacker-controlled function name and dispatches it without authentication, restricting only the name prefix to get_the_ instead of an allowlist of safe callbacks. Unauthenticated network access is sufficient; callable functions such as get_the_excerpt expose WordPress content, while the available evidence does not establish unrestricted PHP execution.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in Advanced Ads 2.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to invoke selected WordPress functions through an AJAX request. The select_one() AJAX handler accepts an attacker-controlled function name and dispatches it without authentication, restricting only the name prefix to get_the_ instead of an allowlist of safe callbacks. Unauthenticated network access is sufficient; callable functions such as get_the_excerpt expose WordPress content, while the available evidence does not establish unrestricted PHP execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-10487
- Published
- Nov 1, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 1, 2025
- Vendor
- Advanced Ads GmbH
- Product
- Advanced Ads
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=* <=2.0.12
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