CVE-2022-0649: Adrotate < 5.8.23 - Admin+ XSS via Group Name

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The AdRotate WordPress plugin before 5.8.23 does not escape Group Names, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected products

AdRotate – Ad manager & AdSense Ads: before 5.8.23 — fixed in 5.8.23

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: AdRotate – Ad manager & AdSense Ads 5.8.23. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/284fbc98-803d-4da5-8920-411eeae4bac8
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/284fbc98-803d-4da5-8920-411eeae4bac8

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