Broadstreet <= 1.53.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Advertiser Creation
Priority LOW 19CWE-285Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
The Broadstreet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the create_advertiser AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.53.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create advertisers.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00158 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| broadstreetads | Broadstreet | up to 1.53.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Broadstreet Vendorbroadstreetads Affected up to 1.53.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9988
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9x9-222c-jq3h
References
More broadstreetads vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-04151 Broadstreet < 1.51.8 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-09167 Broadstreet <= 1.53.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-10969 Broadstreet <= 1.51.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via zone Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-09169 Broadstreet <= 1.53.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
- TI-2026-01549 Broadstreet <= 1.52.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Private Post Meta Disclosure via get_sponsored_meta CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-9988 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9988 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9x9-222c-jq3h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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