Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense <= 1.52.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
The Advanced Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.52.1 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'placement_slug' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| monetizemore | Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense | up to 1.52.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense Vendormonetizemore Affected up to 1.52.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpadvancedads:advanced_ads_-_ad_manager_\&_adsense:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | — | — | Wpadvancedads |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpadvancedads:advanced_ads_-_ad_manager_\&_adsense:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions — — ·Wpadvancedads
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2290
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xww2-fjcq-4hhv
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f64336f7-ab2a-4e22-a76f-d077c51f9c57?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-ads/trunk/modules/import-export/classes/import.php#L155
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3081914%40advanced-ads&new=3081914%40advanced-ads&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More monetizemore vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09614 Advanced Ads <= 2.0.12 - Unauthenticated Limited Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2026-39619 WordPress Advanced Ads plugin <= 2.0.21 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-12421 Advanced Ads <= 2.0.14 - Authenticated (Editor+) Remote Code Execution via Shortcode CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-03688 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense <= 1.52.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Ad Widget CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-11893 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense <= 2.0.15 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2025-11803 Improper access control in monetizemore Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-2290 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2290 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xww2-fjcq-4hhv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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