CVE-2026-102905 json
Ad Inserter <= 2.8.19 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 's' Search Parameter
published 10d ago modified 10d ago also EUVD-2026-114224
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The The Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.19 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Exploitation requires an administrator to have configured an ad block containing a dynamic tag such as {title}, {tag}, {category}, or {smart-tag} with display enabled on search pages, which is a normal and documented plugin configuration.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 10d ago
Exploit prediction
0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- spacetime Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a36f813c-97c5-466d-92e0-7341c12b5a46?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.19/class.php#L3297
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.19/ad-inserter.php#L12974
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.19/ad-inserter.php#L13142
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3770281/ad-inserter/trunk/ad-inserter.php
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-102905
- NVD CVE-2026-102905
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