WF-a596c9c4-ceb4-470c-8ad5-986cd62da91e-ad-inserter

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

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

7.2

CVSS Score

7.2

CVSS Score

high

Severity

2.7.11

Patched in

719d

Time to patch

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<2.7.11

PublishedFebruary 3, 2022

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginad-inserter

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a596c9c4-ceb4-470c-8ad5-986cd62da91e?source=api-prod

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