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CVE-2015-9497

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-10-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

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.

Affected products

• Ad Inserter: before 1.5.3 — fixed in 1.5.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ad Inserter 1.5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131798/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7974
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131798/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7974

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