CVE-2026-118094: WordPress Ad Inserter plugin <= 2.8.18 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-29 · updated 2026-10-29
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Igor Funa Ad Inserter ad-inserter allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ad Inserter: from n/a through 2.8.18.

Affected products

Igor Funa Ad Inserter: through 2.8.18 — fixed in 2.8.19

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Igor Funa Ad Inserter 2.8.19. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ad-inserter/vulnerability/wordpress-ad-inserter-plugin-2-8-18-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-5?_s_id=cve

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