Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in WPAdverts Plugin by Greg Winiarski
CVE-2026-97263

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WPadverts
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-97263?

The WPAdverts plugin by Greg Winiarski is susceptible to a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that can be exploited through improper input neutralization during web page generation. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that can be executed in the browser of a user visiting the affected site. As a result, sensitive information may be compromised, and user sessions can potentially be hijacked, leading to serious security issues for websites using this plugin across multiple versions, including older versions up to 2.3.4.

Affected Version(s)

WPAdverts 0 <= 2.3.4

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wpadvert...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

neurotx | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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