Stored cross-site scripting in WordPress WPAdverts plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Greg Winiarski's WPAdverts plugin for WordPress, versions through 2.3.4, does not neutralize user-supplied input in the web pages it generates (CWE-79). This stored cross-site scripting flaw lets an unauthenticated remote attacker store script that runs in another user's browser after that user interacts with the affected page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Greg Winiarski WPAdverts wpadverts allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WPAdverts: from n/a through 2.3.4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Winiarski | WPAdverts | up to 2.3.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WPAdverts VendorGreg Winiarski Affected up to 2.3.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for WPAdverts.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97263
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-m8fh-8h6x-wrw7
More Greg Winiarski vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-29937 WordPress WPAdverts plugin <= 2.2.2 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-29450 WordPress WPAdverts plugin <= 2.3.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-58316 WordPress WPAdverts plugin <= 2.3.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-41303 WordPress WPAdverts plugin <= 2.3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-70499 Reflected cross-site scripting in WordPress WPAdverts plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-36613 WordPress Custom Login URL Plugin <= 1.0.2 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-97263 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97263 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8fh-8h6x-wrw7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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