What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-15323?

CVE-2019-15323 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.0%.

Ad Inserter CVE-2019-15323

HIGH

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2019-08-22 cve@mitre.org

WordPress Path Traversal Ad Inserter Wordpress Plugin Ad Inserter Project

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

View

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-22 OWASP Top 10:2025 A01:2025 - Broken Access Control ASVS 5.0 V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention MITRE ATT&CK 2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could access files and directories outside the intended path by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).

No patch listed yet 2.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.

Alert me

AnalysisAI

The ad-inserter plugin before 2.4.20 for WordPress has path traversal. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.

Affects your stack

Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. The ad-inserter plugin before 2.4.20 for WordPress has path traversal. Affected products include: Ad Inserter Project Ad Inserter. Version information: before 2.4.20.

Know when Ad Inserter gets its next vulnerability

Watch products and get an email when something new is published
Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources

Continue with Google Continue with GitHub

No credit card · 7-day full trial

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

DescriptionNVD

The ad-inserter plugin before 2.4.20 for WordPress has path traversal.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

2.0%

Top 21% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity HIGH

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 2.0%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Yes

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +2

CVSS: +38

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path Traversal HIGH

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:ad_inserter_project:ad_inserter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

More in Ad Inserter

View all

CVE-2019-15324 HIGH This Week POC

8.8 Aug 22

The ad-inserter plugin before 2.4.22 for WordPress has remote code execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulne

CVE-2026-81655 HIGH This Week POC

7.5 Sep 27

Stored code injection in the Ad Inserter WordPress plugin before 2.8.19 allows an authenticated user with a role as low

CVE-2023-1549 HIGH This Week POC

7.2 May 15

The Ad Inserter WordPress plugin before 2.7.27 unserializes user input provided via the settings, which could allow high

CVE-2022-0901 MEDIUM This Month POC

6.1 Apr 04

The Ad Inserter Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 2.7.12 do not sanitise and escape the REQUEST_URI before outputtin

CVE-2022-0288 MEDIUM This Month POC

6.1 Feb 21

The Ad Inserter WordPress plugin before 2.7.10, Ad Inserter Pro WordPress plugin before 2.7.10 do not sanitise and escap

CVE-2026-105077 HIGH This Week

7.1 Oct 30

Unauthenticated cross-site scripting in the Ad Inserter WordPress plugin affects versions through 2.8.19 and lets a remo

CVE-2026-97077 HIGH This Week

7.1 Sep 30

Unauthenticated cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Ad Inserter WordPress plugin through version 2.8.18 allows remote atta

CVE-2026-114194 MEDIUM This Month

6.5 Oct 24

Reflected cross-site scripting in the WordPress plugin Ad Inserter (versions through 2.8.18) lets a low-privilege actor

CVE-2026-57693 MEDIUM This Month

6.5 Jul 13

Cross-site scripting in the Ad Inserter WordPress plugin (Spacetime, versions through 2.8.11) allows authenticated low-p

CVE-2026-107864 MEDIUM This Month

6.5 Oct 12

Stored cross-site scripting in the Ad Inserter WordPress plugin (all versions through 2.8.18) allows an authenticated lo

CVE-2026-114709 MEDIUM This Month

6.5 Oct 26

Reflected cross-site scripting in the WordPress plugin Ad Inserter (versions through 2.8.18) allows an attacker to have

CVE-2023-4668 MEDIUM This Month

5.3 Oct 20

The Ad Inserter for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.7.30 v

Same weakness CWE-22 – Path Traversal

View all

CVE-2019-3396 CRITICAL POC

9.8

CVE-2019-19781 CRITICAL POC

9.8

CVE-2020-5902 CRITICAL POC

9.8

CVE-2021-21972 CRITICAL POC

9.8

CVE-2021-40444 HIGH POC

8.8

CVE-2022-41352 CRITICAL POC

9.8

CVE-2021-27065 HIGH POC

7.8

CVE-2019-11510 CRITICAL POC

10.0

Same technique Path Traversal

View all

CVE-2018-20250 HIGH POC

7.8

CVE-2022-37042 CRITICAL POC

9.8

CVE-2025-64446 CRITICAL POC

9.8

References

Advisories & patches

REF https://wordpress.org/plugins/ad-inserter/#developers REF https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9453

Search Externally

GitHub PoC

Exploit-DB PacketStorm Snyk Rapid7 Nuclei Templates Trickest PoC

Back