WordPress plugin · ad-inserter
Is Ad Inserter safe?
Safe on 2.8.20 or newer.
The current version, 2.8.20, is past every affected range on record (21 of 22 records list one; 1 doesn’t, so check it below). Keep it updated and you’re clear of them.
- Flaws on record
- 22
- High or critical
- 7
- Exploited
- none
- Current version
- 2.8.20
- Last updated
- Oct 28, 2026
- Active installs
- 300,000+
Every recorded flaw
- Oct 26, 2026Ad Inserter: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-114709 · affects up to 2.8.18 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Oct 24, 2026Ad Inserter: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-114194 · affects up to 2.8.18 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Oct 13, 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads: Sensitive Information ExposureCVE-2026-89097 · affects up to 2.8.18 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
- Oct 12, 2026Ad Inserter: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-107864 · affects up to 2.8.18 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Oct 1, 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-89427 · affects up to 2.8.18 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1
- Oct 1, 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-19902 · affects up to 2.8.18 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1
- Sep 30, 2026Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Ad Inserter <= 2.8.18 versions.CVE-2026-97077 · affects up to 2.8.18 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
- Sep 27, 2026Ad Inserter: Does not correctly restrict access to one of its settings pagesCVE-2026-81655 · fixed in 2.8.19 · reported by WPScanHigh 7.5
- Sep 16, 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads: Authorization bypassCVE-2026-11984 · affects up to 2.8.16 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
- Aug 6, 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads: Authorization bypassCVE-2026-11983 · affects up to 2.8.16 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
- Jul 13, 2026Ad Inserter: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-57693 · affects up to 2.8.11 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Jul 3, 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads: Insecure Direct Object ReferenceCVE-2026-11900 · affects up to 2.8.16 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
- Jun 6, 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-9280 · affects up to 2.8.15 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1
- Nov 5, 2025Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-11745 · affects up to 2.8.7 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
- Mar 6, 2025Ad Inserter - Ad Manager and AdSense Ads 2.8.0 was found to be vulnerable.CVE-2025-22623 · reported by help@fluidattacks.comMedium 5.1
- Oct 17, 2024Ad Inserter: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-49248 · affects up to 2.7.37 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
- Oct 20, 2023Ad Inserter: Sensitive Information ExposureCVE-2023-4668 · affects up to 2.7.30 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
- Oct 18, 2023Ad Inserter: Sensitive Information ExposureCVE-2023-4645 · affects up to 2.7.30 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
- May 15, 2023Ad Inserter: Unserializes user input provided via the settingsCVE-2023-1549 · fixed in 2.7.27 · reported by WPScan17% oddsHigh 7.2
- Oct 22, 2019The ad-inserter plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has CSRF with resultant XSS via wp-admin/options-general.php?page=ad-inserter.php.CVE-2015-9497 · fixed in 1.5.3 · reported by MITREHigh 8.8
- Aug 22, 2019The ad-inserter plugin before 2.4.22 for WordPress has remote code execution.CVE-2019-15324 · fixed in 2.4.22 · reported by MITRE3.6% oddsHigh 8.8
- Aug 22, 2019The ad-inserter plugin before 2.4.20 for WordPress has path traversal.CVE-2019-15323 · fixed in 2.4.20 · reported by MITRE2.0% oddsHigh 7.5
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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