CVE-2026-11983Ad Inserter <= 2.8.16 - Missing Authorization to Block Visibility Bypass via ai_ajax
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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 in the `ai_ajax` function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the contents of ad blocks that an administrator has restricted to administrator-only visibility.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
spacetime Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads spacetime:ad_inserter_ad_manager_and_adsense_ads (from the name) | through 2.8.16 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5715acd-62e6-4cd8-8fe8-4b1412f287c9?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3583409
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3567905
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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