CVE-2025-9988 Broadstreet <= 1.53.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Advertiser Creation
Authenticated subscribers can create advertisers due to missing capability checks in the Broadstreet WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9988?
CVE-2025-9988 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in broadstreetads Broadstreet, published on 13 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9988?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-9988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9x9-222c-jq3h.