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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-0901 · published 4 April 2022

CVE-2022-0901: Ad inserter project ad inserter cross-site scripting vulnerability

Ad Inserter Project · Ad Inserter

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

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 3.6% · top 11.0% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
3.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166626/WordPress-Ad-Inserter-Cross-Site-Scripting.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85582b4f-a40a-4394-9834-0c88c5dc57ba ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166626/WordPress-Ad-Inserter-Cross-Site-Scripting.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85582b4f-a40a-4394-9834-0c88c5dc57ba ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-0901), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.