Ad Inserter < 2.7.11 - Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution
Strategic Overview
< 2.7.11N/AVulnerability Overview
The Ad Inserter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions before 2.7.11 via the settings.php file. This allows authenticated attackers with admin-level privileges to execute code on the server as well as perform stored cross-site scripting attacks.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.7.11, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
External References
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