Answer in brief
CVE-2026-11984 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in Ad Inserter <= 2.8.16 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Header/Footer Code Disclosure via 'ai-debug-code' Parameter. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps spacetime/Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads (generic), spacetime/Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps spacetime/Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads (generic), spacetime/Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| spacetime/Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Adsgeneric | >=0 <=2.8.16 | Not reported |
| spacetime/Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Adsgeneric | 0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 16, 2026
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 on the `ai-debug-code` URL-parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view administrator-configured header and footer code blocks that have been disabled from public display.
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