The insert-php (aka Woody ad snippets) plugin before 2.2.8 for WordPress allows authenticated XSS via the winp_item parameter.

published 2019-09-13 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-7087

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

webcraftic woody_ad_snippets 2.2.8

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Exploit prediction

1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

generaleg0x01.com https://generaleg0x01.com/2019/09/13/xss-woody/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

generaleg0x01.com /2019/09/13/xss-woody/
exploit, third-party-advisory
wordpress.org /plugins/insert-php/#developers
release-notes
wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/9880
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-16289
NVD CVE-2019-16289

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