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CVE-2026-124262: Ad Inserter (WordPress plugin) · Basic XSS

Affects Ad Inserter (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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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

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Patchstack)CVSS 3.15.3
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:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ad Inserterad-inserterAffected
  • <2.8.20
Fixed in
  • 2.8.20

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.

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