What is CVE-2015-9497?

CVE-2015-9497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ad Inserter Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2015-9497?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-9497 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Ad Inserter Project

CVE-2015-9497

The ad-inserter plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has CSRF with resultant XSS via wp-admin/options-general.php?page=ad-inserter.php.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2019-10-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ad Inserter Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7974 (Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/131798/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9497?: CVE-2015-9497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ad Inserter Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2015-9497?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-9497 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.