CVE-2025-13592
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Advanced Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 2.0.14 via the 'change-ad__content' shortcode parameter. This allows authenticated attackers with editor-level permissions or above, to execute code on the server.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Advanced Ads WordPress plugin versions up to 2.0.14 contains a Remote Code Execution vulnerability via the 'change-ad__content' shortcode parameter, allowing authenticated users with editor-level permissions or higher to execute arbitrary code on the server.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Advanced Ads plugin is installedLocate the Advanced Ads plugin files in your WordPress installation (typically in wp-content/plugins/advanced-ads/) or check via WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (usually advanced-ads.php) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comments, or view the version in WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if Version is 2.0.14 or lower (any version up to and including 2.0.14)
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Verify shortcode is accessibleCheck that the shortcode 'change-ad__content' is registered and available - this is typically auto-loaded when the plugin is active; no special configuration requiredAffected if The plugin is active and the shortcode functionality exists (default state for any active installation)
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Confirm editor-level users existReview WordPress user roles under Users > All Users to identify any accounts with Editor, Administrator, or higher privilegesAffected if At least one user account with Editor privileges or higher exists on the site
Your environment is affected if the Advanced Ads plugin version is 2.0.14 or lower, the plugin is active, and editor-level user accounts exist (the vulnerability requires authenticated users with editor permissions to trigger the RCE).
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Advanced Ads plugin to a version newer than 2.0.14 immediately. If the shortcode functionality is not required, consider disabling it until the update can be applied.
Advanced Ads version 2.0.15 or later
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find the Advanced Ads plugin in the list
- Click the Update Now button if an update is available, or manually download version 2.0.15 or higher from the WordPress plugin repository
- Verify the plugin updated to version 2.0.15 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-13592 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data