CVE-2026-81655: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Ad Inserter
The Ad Inserter WordPress plugin before 2.8.19 does not correctly restrict access to one of its settings pages, making it reachable by every logged in user under a configuration its own settings allow, and does not filter the content saved there, allowing users with a role as low as subscriber to store code which is then executed as PHP or served unescaped to site visitors.
CVE-2026-81655: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Ad Inserter
Description
The Ad Inserter WordPress plugin before 2.8.19 does not correctly restrict access to one of its settings pages, making it reachable by every logged in user under a configuration its own settings allow, and does not filter the content saved there, allowing users with a role as low as subscriber to store code which is then executed as PHP or served unescaped to site visitors.
Affected software
Ad Inserter
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-27T09:36:09.333Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab8b2d5f7a7c54106aa92d2
Added to database: 09/27/2026, 06:08:21 UTC
Last updated: 09/27/2026, 06:08:21 UTC
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