# CVE-2023-4668: Ad Inserter <= 2.7.30 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via ai-debug-processing-fe

> Unauthenticated attackers can extract sensitive site configuration and plugin data via a debug parameter in the Ad Inserter WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cpgw-pm36-mfq9

## What is CVE-2023-4668?

CVE-2023-4668 is a medium-severity vulnerability in spacetime Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads, published on 20 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Ad Inserter for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.7.30 via the ai-debug-processing-fe URL parameter. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including installed plugins (present and active), active theme, various plugin settings, WordPress version, as well as some server settings such as memory limit, installation paths.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4668?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ad Inserter Project Ad Inserter.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4668?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4668 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in spacetime Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads

- [CVE-2015-9497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9497/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-15324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15324/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-15323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15323/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-1549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1549/): Ad Inserter < 2.7.27 - Admin+ PHP Object Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-0901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0901/): Ad Inserter < 2.7.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4668 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4668 is a medium-severity vulnerability in spacetime Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads, published on 20 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: spacetime Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4668/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4668/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4668
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4668
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4668

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4668/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.