---
id: "CVE-2026-114194"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-114194"]
title: "Ad Inserter WordPress plugin: reflected XSS through 2.8.18"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: 0.00224
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ad-inserter", "package", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugin"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-24T10:17:08+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-24T10:47:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114194", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T10:47:22+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114194", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"}]
---

# Ad Inserter WordPress plugin: reflected XSS through 2.8.18

Ad Inserter, a WordPress plugin by Igor Funa, does not neutralize input in a web page it generates, enabling reflected cross-site scripting. An attacker can run script in a visitor's browser by getting them to open a crafted link.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Fix

Update Ad Inserter to a version later than `2.8.18`, the last version the sources list as affected.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-24T10:47:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114194
- 2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114194

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Igor Funa Ad Inserter ad-inserter allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Ad Inserter: from n/a through 2.8.18.

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