Ad Inserter <= 2.8.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL Parameters in iframe Mode
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
The Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL Parameters in iframe Mode in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Exploitation requires that iframe mode (AI_OPTION_IFRAME) is enabled on at least one ad block displayed on the targeted page, which is a non-default but supported configuration commonly used for AdSense and JavaScript-based ads.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- spacetime Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
through 2.8.15
References 8
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.15/class.php#L3470
- browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.15/class.php#L3462
- browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.15/class.php#L3460
- browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.11/class.php#L3470
- browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.11/class.php#L3462
- browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.11/class.php#L3460
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