CVE-2026-124262: Ad Inserter (WordPress plugin) · Basic XSS
Affects Ad Inserter (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 2.8.20 when convenient.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 12:48 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Patchstack) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.3 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.8.20
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Ad Inserter (WordPress plugin) to 2.8.20.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Ad Inserterad-inserter | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade the Igor Funa Ad Inserter plugin to version 2.8.20 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation is required as the issue is resolved by the official patch.
Description
CVE-2026-124262 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Igor Funa Ad Inserter plugin that allows improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags, leading to basic cross-site scripting (XSS). This affects versions prior to 2.8.20. The vulnerability can enable code injection via crafted input. A fix is available in version 2.8.20.