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CVE-2022-0901

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 4, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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 WordPress components

  • Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads Plugin · ad-inserter
    Confirmed match Active
    From 2.7.12 (including) to 2.7.12 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads — From 2.7.12 (including) to 2.7.12 (excluding)
  • Unknown Ad Inserter Pro — From 2.7.12 (including) to 2.7.12 (excluding)
  • ad_inserter_project ad_inserter — Before 2.7.12

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166626/WordPress-Ad-Inserter-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85582b4f-a40a-4394-9834-0c88c5dc57ba Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record