The ad-inserter plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has CSRF with resultant XSS via…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The ad-inserter plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has CSRF with resultant XSS via wp-admin/options-general.php?page=ad-inserter.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0098 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ad_inserter_project:ad_inserter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | Ad Inserter Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:ad_inserter_project:ad_inserter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Ad Inserter Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-9497
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mgr-xpx9-fg73
References
More Ad Inserter Project Ad Inserter vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01463 Ad Inserter < 2.7.27 - Admin+ PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2019-11428 The ad-inserter plugin before 2.4.22 for WordPress has remote code execution. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04301 Ad Inserter <= 2.7.30 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via ai-debug-processing-fe CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-11427 The ad-inserter plugin before 2.4.20 for WordPress has path traversal. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-00805 Ad Inserter < 2.7.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-00220 Ad Inserter < 2.7.10 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2015-9497 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-9497 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6mgr-xpx9-fg73 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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