WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Ad Inserter < 2.8.17 - Missing Authorization to Block Visibility Bypass via ai_ajax
Description
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.
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 2.8.17 References
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
AlexHenry
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-08-05 (about 2 months ago)
Added
2026-08-05 (about 2 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-08-06 (about 2 months ago)
