CVE-2026-2595 Cross-site scripting in Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense
Authenticated attackers with Contributor access can inject arbitrary scripts via ad metadata parameters, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-2595?
CVE-2026-2595 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpquads Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense, published on 28 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.0.98.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of multiple ad metadata parameters. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2595?
How do I fix CVE-2026-2595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-2595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2qr-mcr6-qvxf.