Ad Inserter 2.8.12 - 2.8.18 - Subscriber+ RCE / Stored XSS via Global Custom Fields

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API

Summary

CVECVE-2026-81655
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWPScan
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-27 06:16:58 UTC
Updated2026-09-27 06:16:58 UTC
DescriptionThe Ad Inserter WordPress plugin before 2.8.19 does not correctly restrict access to one of its settings pages, making it reachable by every logged in user under a configuration its own settings allow, and does not filter the content saved there, allowing users with a role as low as subscriber to store code which is then executed as PHP or served unescaped to site visitors.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Unknown Ad Inserter affected 2.8.12 2.8.19 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
wpscan.com/vulnerability/b189ce9a-a930-41e6-bdd1-fdcc3bfb66be [email protected] wpscan.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Jakub Herman (en)

CNA: WPScan (en)

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