---
id: CVE-2026-11984
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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
  poss…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: spacetime
product: Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
affected:
  - ad_inserter_ad_manager_adsense_ads <= 2.8.16
published: '2026-09-16'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T19:17:04.830'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11984'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3583409/ad-inserter/trunk/ad-inserter.php
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/95bc1aa4-f517-4921-99c4-f8fe071eafd9?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-16T03:49:03.879Z'
epss: 0.00286
epssPercentile: 0.18803
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.