Ad Inserter < 2.7.11 - Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	Not available
CVSS	High (7.2)
Publicly Published	February 3, 2022
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Viktor Markopoulos

Description

The Ad Inserter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions before 2.7.11 via the settings.php file. This allows authenticated attackers with admin-level privileges to execute code on the server as well as perform stored cross-site scripting attacks.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	ad-inserter (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 2.7.11
Patched Version	2.7.11

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