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CVE-2019-16289

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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: 2019-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The insert-php (aka Woody ad snippets) plugin before 2.2.8 for WordPress allows authenticated XSS via the winp_item parameter.

Affected products

• Webcraftic Woody Ad Snippets: before 2.2.8 — fixed in 2.2.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Webcraftic Woody Ad Snippets 2.2.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://generaleg0x01.com/2019/09/13/xss-woody/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-php/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9880
• https://generaleg0x01.com/2019/09/13/xss-woody/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-php/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9880

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