XSS in Ad Inserter Project
CVE-2022-0901
The Ad Inserter Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 2.7.12 do not sanitise and escape the REQUEST_URI before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in browsers which do not encode characters
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ad Inserter Project
- Ad Inserter – Manager & Adsense Ads — versions 2.7.12
- Ad Inserter Pro — versions 2.7.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/85582b4f-a40a-4394-9834-0c88c5dc57ba (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/166626/WordPress-Ad-Inserter-Cross-Site-Scripting… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0901?
- CVE-2022-0901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ad Inserter Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0901?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0901 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.