CVE-2026-11900
Ad Inserter <= 2.8.16 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Content Disclosure via 'data' Shortcode Attribute
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Jul 3, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 7, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 10, 2026
Description
The Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to and including 2.8.16 via the 'data' attribute of the [adinserter] shortcode. This is due to the replace_ai_tags() function processing a {reusable-block-N} tag pattern that calls get_post_field('post_content', N) without verifying the requesting user's capability with current_user_can('read_post'), without restricting the post type to 'wp_block', and without checking the post status. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the full content of arbitrary posts including Private, Draft, Pending, Trashed, and password-protected posts owned by other users, by placing the shortcode in a post they own and previewing it.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Adsspacetime |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/20f0e9ae-786b-4ba8-a6d5-92bf31ebc2c7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.16/ad-inserter.php#L13083
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.16/ad-inserter.php#L10569
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.16/ad-inserter.php#L10818
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.16/ad-inserter.php#L2101
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.13/ad-inserter.php#L13083
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.13/ad-inserter.php#L10569
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.13/ad-inserter.php#L10818
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ad-inserter/tags/2.8.13/ad-inserter.php#L2101
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3591792%40ad-inserter&new=3591792%40ad-inserter&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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