CVE-2025-6437
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 Ads Pro Plugin - Multi-Purpose WordPress Advertising Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘oid’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.89 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
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 Ads Pro Plugin for WordPress contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'oid' parameter in versions up to 4.89. The plugin fails to properly escape user input and lacks prepared statements, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary SQL queries to extract sensitive database information.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.89CVSS 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Check installed Ads Pro plugin versionLog in to WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Locate 'Ads Pro Plugin' or 'Scripteo Ads Pro' and read the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin main file (e.g., wp-content/plugins/ads-pro-plugin/ads-pro.php) and look for the 'Version:' header in the file comments.Affected if The installed version is 4.89 or lower (any version up to and including 4.89).
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, verify that the Ads Pro plugin shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive' or 'Must Use'.Affected if The plugin is active on the WordPress site.
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Identify vulnerable parameter endpointLocate the PHP file handling the 'oid' parameter. Search plugin files in wp-content/plugins/ads-pro-plugin/ for code that uses the 'oid' parameter in SQL queries without prepare() statements. Common locations include AJAX handlers or shortcode callback files.Affected if Code exists that passes the 'oid' parameter directly into SQL queries without prepared statements or proper escaping.
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Check web server logs for exploitation attemptsReview web server access logs (Apache, Nginx) for requests to WordPress endpoints containing 'oid=' parameter with suspicious SQL syntax (e.g., UNION SELECT, SLEEP, OR 1=1).Affected if Log entries show SQL injection patterns in 'oid' parameter to plugin endpoints.
User is affected if the Ads Pro plugin version is 4.89 or earlier and the plugin is active on their WordPress site, exposing the vulnerable 'oid' parameter endpoint.
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 the Ads Pro Plugin to version 4.90 or later to apply the patched code that properly escapes the 'oid' parameter and implements prepared SQL queries.
Ads Pro plugin version 4.90 or later
- 1. Backup your WordPress database and files before making any changes.
- 2. Update the Ads Pro plugin to the latest available version from the WordPress plugin repository or from CodeCanyon where the plugin was purchased.
- 3. After updating, verify the plugin is running version 4.90 or higher.
- 4. Confirm the 'oid' parameter is now properly sanitized and uses prepared statements.
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.
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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.
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