What is CVE-2026-11984?

CVE-2026-11984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spacetime Ad Inserter – Manager & Adsense Ads, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2026-11984?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Spacetime Ad Inserter – Manager & Adsense Ads

CVE-2026-11984

The Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.16 due to a missing capability check on the `ai-debug-code` URL-parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view administrator-configured header and footer code blocks that have been disabled from public display.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Spacetime Ad Inserter – Manager & Adsense Ads

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-11984?: CVE-2026-11984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spacetime Ad Inserter – Manager & Adsense Ads, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-11984?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.