CVE-2026-11983
Ad Inserter <= 2.8.16 - Missing Authorization to Block Visibility Bypass via ai_ajax
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Aug 6, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 11, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Adsspacetime |
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References
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