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CVE-2025-59554 Advanced Ads GmbH CVE debrief
CVE-2025-59554 is a critical vulnerability in the Advanced Ads – Tracking plugin for WordPress, with a CVSS score of 9.3. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated SQL injection, posing a significant risk to affected installations. It was published on June 17, 2026, and last modified on the same day. Users of affected versions should update to version 3.0.7 or later immediately. This vulnerability is considered critical and requires immediate attention.
- Vendor
- Advanced Ads GmbH
- Product
- Advanced Ads – Tracking
- CVSS
- CRITICAL 9.3
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-17
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-06-17
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-17
- Advisory updated
- 2026-06-17
Who should care
Administrators and users of the Advanced Ads – Tracking plugin for WordPress, especially those using versions before 3.0.7, should be aware of this vulnerability and take immediate action to update or mitigate the risk.
Technical summary
The CVE-2025-59554 vulnerability is an unauthenticated SQL injection issue in the Advanced Ads – Tracking plugin for WordPress. It has a CVSS score of 9.3 and is classified as critical. The vulnerability exists in versions before 3.0.7 and allows attackers to inject malicious SQL code without authentication. The CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L, indicating a high impact on confidentiality and a moderate impact on availability.
Defensive priority
high
Recommended defensive actions
- Update the Advanced Ads – Tracking plugin to version 3.0.7 or later.
- Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to authenticated users only.
- Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to detect and prevent SQL injection attacks.
- Regularly monitor plugin and WordPress core updates.
- Use a security scanner to identify potential vulnerabilities.
- Limit database privileges for the WordPress database user.
- Consider using a security plugin for WordPress to enhance protection.
Evidence notes
The information provided is based on data from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and Patchstack. The CVE record was published on June 17, 2026, and last modified on the same day. The vulnerability details are sourced from official databases and should be considered reliable.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2025-59554 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59554
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2025-59554 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59554
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.