CVE-2026-97077 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Ad Inserter <= 2.8.18 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Spacetime

Ad Inserter

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.8.18

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress Ad Inserter plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.8.19).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ad-inserter/vulnerability/wordpress-ad-inserter-plugin-2-8-18-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Ad Inserter <= 2.8.18 versions.
Title		WordPress Ad Inserter plugin <= 2.8.18 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ad-inserter/vulnerability/wordpress-ad-inserter-plugin-2-8-18-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-09-30T12:27:52.515Z

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:27:07.680Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T00:20:10.982Z

Link: CVE-2026-97077

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:19:21.981Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-30T13:17:34.470

Modified: 2026-09-30T14:18:13.803

Link: CVE-2026-97077

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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