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CVE-2022-0901: Ad Inserter < 2.7.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-04-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Ad Inserter Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 2.7.12 do not sanitise and escape the REQUEST_URI before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in browsers which do not encode characters

Affected products

• Ad Inserter: before 2.7.12 — fixed in 2.7.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ad Inserter 2.7.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166626/WordPress-Ad-Inserter-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85582b4f-a40a-4394-9834-0c88c5dc57ba
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166626/WordPress-Ad-Inserter-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85582b4f-a40a-4394-9834-0c88c5dc57ba

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