Cross-site scripting in WordPress Ad Inserter 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
The WordPress Ad Inserter plugin through version 2.8.19 contains a cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject script that runs in a victim's browser, but the attack requires user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1 (HIGH), with changed scope and low impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31
Description from the CNA
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Ad Inserter <= 2.8.19 versions.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Ad Inserter.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105077
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-6fr8-w3m2-73v2
More spacetime vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-83232 Unauthenticated shortcode execution in Ad Inserter WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-63944 WordPress Ad Inserter plugin <= 2.8.18 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-32841 WordPress Ad Inserter plugin <= 2.7.37 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-10327 Missing authorization in spacetime Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-10326 Ad Inserter <= 2.8.16 - Missing Authorization to Block Visibility Bypass via ai_ajax CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-41517 WordPress Ad Inserter plugin <= 2.8.11 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-105077 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105077 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6fr8-w3m2-73v2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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