CVE-2024-8317

WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads <= 2.5.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ad_alignment Attribute

Published Sep 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ad_alignment’ attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49085 The WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ad_alignment’ attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wpeka
Wpeka wp Adcenter
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wpeka:wp_adcenter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Wpeka
Wpeka wp Adcenter
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ad_alignment’ attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads <= 2.5.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ad_alignment Attribute
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:14 PM
Reserved
Aug 29, 2024, 5:06 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 6, 2024, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:22 AM