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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-27296
CVE-2025-27296:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Auto Ad Inserter – Increase Google Adsense and Ad Manager Revenue WordPress plugin contains a Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2025-27296) discovered in February 2025. This security issue affects versions up to and including 1.5, allowing authenticated users with Editor-level access and above to modify plugin settings without proper authorization checks (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.2 (HIGH). The security flaw stems from a missing capability check on a function that controls plugin settings, enabling authenticated users with elevated privileges to modify configuration settings without proper authorization validation (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Editor-level access or higher to update the plugin's settings without proper authorization checks. This could lead to unauthorized configuration changes affecting the plugin's ad management functionality (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.5.1 of the plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to resolve the security issue. No alternative workarounds have been published (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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