Improper access control in monetizemore Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense
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-284.
Summary
The Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.0.14. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the `placement_update_item()` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update ad placements, allowing them to change which ad or ad group a placement serves.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| monetizemore | Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense | up to 2.0.14 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense Vendormonetizemore Affected up to 2.0.14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12884
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7pmr-78vh-45xj
References
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-2024-02127 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense <= 1.52.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-12884 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12884 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7pmr-78vh-45xj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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