Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged authenticated account
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DeliverySubmit crafted input to tracking parameter
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ExploitTrigger blind SQL injection (CWE-89)
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ExecutionInfer database contents via boolean/time responses
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ImpactExfiltrate 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 The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| 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. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – 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
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
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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
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
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).
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.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
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.
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
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.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
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