The Broadstreet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the create_advertiser AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.53.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create advertisers.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-285
Broadstreet <= 1.53.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Advertiser Creation
Problem type
Affected products
broadstreetads
Broadstreet
<= 1.53.1 - AFFECTED
References
wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/480ab377-b979-4e1c-9c7a-cf63d69ad697?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3524817
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2025-9988Click to expand
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