Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense <= 1.52.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection
Vulnerability Description
The Advanced Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.52.1 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'placement_slug' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Son Tran
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f64336f7-ab2a-4e22-a76f-d077c51f9c57?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-ads/trunk/modules/import-export/classes/import.php#L155
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3081914%40advanced-ads&new=3081914%40advanced-ads&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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