CVE-2025-59554
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 · uneditedUnauthenticated SQL Injection in Advanced Ads – Tracking < 3.0.7 versions.
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 confidenceUnauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the Advanced Ads – Tracking WordPress plugin allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via unsanitized input, potentially leading to data exfiltration or database compromise.
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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
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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Verify plugin is installedCheck if the Advanced Ads - Tracking plugin is present in the WordPress installation by examining the wp-content/plugins/advanced-ads-tracking directory or via the WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if The plugin directory exists in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed plugin versionLocate the main plugin file (typically advanced-ads-tracking.php) and read the version header comment, or check the version listed in the WordPress admin Plugins page under the plugin nameAffected if The version number displayed is less than 3.0.7
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Confirm plugin is activeCheck the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins to verify whether Advanced Ads - Tracking is currently activatedAffected if The plugin shows as Active and the version is below 3.0.7
A user is affected if the Advanced Ads - Tracking plugin is installed, active, and running a version prior to 3.0.7, making the unauthenticated SQL injection exploitable.
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 · scopedUpgrade the Advanced Ads – Tracking plugin to version 3.0.7 or later to apply the security patch that addresses the SQL injection vulnerability.
Advanced Ads – Tracking version 3.0.7
- 1. Create a complete backup of your WordPress database and files before making any changes.
- 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in your WordPress admin dashboard.
- 3. Locate the 'Advanced Ads – Tracking' plugin in the list.
- 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 3.0.7.
- 5. Alternatively, download version 3.0.7 from the WordPress plugin repository and upload it manually via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- 6. After updating, verify the plugin is running version 3.0.7 by checking the plugin details.
- 7. Test critical site functionality to ensure the update did not break any existing ads or tracking functionality.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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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-2025-59554 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