CVE-2022-0901 json
Ad Inserter < 2.7.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
published 2022-04-04 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15933
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.6%
- EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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
Patch / fix
- ad_inserter_project ad_inserter 2.7.12
Exploit prediction
3.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85582b4f-a40a-4394-9834-0c88c5dc57ba referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166626/WordPress-Ad-Inserter-Cross-Site-Scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
- Unknown Ad Inserter Pro
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/85582b4f-a40a-4394-9834-0c88c5dc57ba
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/166626/WordPress-Ad-Inserter-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-0901
- NVD CVE-2022-0901
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