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Advanced Ads Tracking CVE-2026-115603

| EUVDEUVD-2026-112121 HIGH
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2026-10-28 Patchstack GHSA-346c-qqx8-374q
8.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain low-privileged authenticated account
  2. Delivery
    Submit crafted input to tracking parameter
  3. Exploit
    Trigger blind SQL injection (CWE-89)
  4. Execution
    Infer database contents via boolean/time responses
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate sensitive records

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence

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Exploitation Conditions

Requires the Advanced Ads - Tracking plugin installed and active at a version before 4.0.0, and an authenticated account with at least low privileges (per PR:L) - this is NOT exploitable by fully unauthenticated visitors based on the supplied vector. The specific tracking parameter, endpoint, or feature that carries the unneutralized input is not described in the available sources. Limiting factors: the authentication requirement meaningfully narrows the attacker population, and the impact is predominantly confidentiality via blind/inferential extraction (I:N, only A:L), which is slower and noisier than a direct error-based or UNION dump. The complete fix per the advisory is updating to version 4.0.0 or later.

Impact

This is a genuine but conditional priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L, base 8.5) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw that nevertheless requires privileges (PR:L) - so it is NOT unauthenticated. The high score is driven largely by the Scope change (S:C) plus C:H; the actual impact is primarily confidentiality (blind data extraction), with only A:L and no integrity impact claimed. Patchstack (the reporting source) assigned a 'this_week' priority rather than 'act_now'/'emergency', which aligns with the absence of a CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score in the supplied data. No EPSS exploitation-probability value, no SSVC automatable/technical-impact decision, and no confirmed working exploit were provided, so widespread opportunistic exploitation cannot be asserted - this reads as a credible, patch-this-cycle issue rather than an active emergency. One signal to verify with the vendor: the supplied vector sets S:C (scope change), which is atypical for most WordPress-plugin SQL injections where the database is in-scope for the application; confirm whether a true privilege/scope boundary is actually crossed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privileged authenticated account on a WordPress site running Advanced Ads - Tracking before 4.0.0 submits crafted input to a vulnerable tracking parameter. Because the input is not properly neutralized before being used in a SQL command, the attacker performs blind SQL injection to infer and extract database contents (such as user records or secrets) one query at a time. No public exploit code was identified in the supplied data, and exploitation requires the authenticated access indicated by PR:L.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Blind SQL injection in Advanced Ads - Tracking before 4.0.0 allows an authenticated low-privileged user to extract data from the WordPress database through unneutralized input, with confidentiality as the assessed impact. The plugin must be installed and active, and the assessed vector requires a low-privileged account (PR:L), so fully unauthenticated visitors are not covered. No public exploit or CISA KEV entry is identified at time of analysis, and the vendor fix is version 4.0.0.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: 4.0.0. Upgrade Advanced Ads - Tracking to version 4.0.0 or later; the advisory identifies this as the complete fix. No alternative workaround is described in the provided sources. The advisory is available at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/advanced-ads-tracking/vulnerability/wordpress-advanced-ads-tracking-plugin-4-0-0-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, and the this_week decision label supports scheduling the update this week.

Affected VersionsENISA

Advanced Ads – Tracking 0 <4.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd advanced_ads_tracking fix: 4.0.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Advanced Ads - Tracking is a WordPress plugin from Advanced Ads GmbH, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:advanced_ads_gmbh:advanced_ads_-_tracking. The issue is CWE-89, improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command: input handled by the plugin reaches a SQL query without adequate sanitization or parameterization, producing blind/inferential SQL injection. The affected range is every version before 4.0.0. The supplied sources do not identify the specific parameter, AJAX action, REST route, shortcode or admin page that carries the input, and they do not describe whether the query is reached from an admin or front-end context. The independent assessment vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, so exploitation requires at least a low-privileged authenticated account and the assessed impact is confidentiality; integrity and availability impact are not assessed.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 8.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable and low-complexity, but a low-privileged WordPress account is required (PR:L); blind SQLi primarily exposes database contents (C:H) with no clear integrity/availability impact, and the DB is in-application scope (S:U).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 28, 2026 - 15:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 28, 2026 - 14:02 cve.org
HIGH 8.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Advanced Ads GmbH Advanced Ads - Tracking advanced-ads-tracking allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Advanced Ads - Tracking: from n/a before 4.0.0.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2026-115603, a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in the Advanced Ads - Tracking plugin (versions before 4.0.0), enables authenticated low-privileged users to extract sensitive data from the WordPress database. This puts organizations using the plugin at risk of data breaches, potentially compromising customer information, proprietary content, and user credentials. Leadership should prioritize remediation given the confidentiality impact and the plugin's widespread use.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. As interim mitigations, disable the Advanced Ads - Tracking plugin, restrict user roles with low privileges, and deploy a WAF with virtual patching for SQL injection.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
Medium
tracking add-on for a popular WordPress ad plugin, narrower install base
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS N/A
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +42
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

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