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Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads

by Spacetime · 300,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy12 Warnings

Healthy: vulnerability published 30 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.8.20.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
Support100
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 30 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.8.20. Update to version 2.8.20 or later.30 Oct 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 30 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.8.20. Update to version 2.8.20 or later.30 Oct 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 29 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.8.19. Update to version 2.8.19 or later.29 Oct 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 26 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.8.19. Update to version 2.8.19 or later.26 Oct 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 22 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.8.19. Update to version 2.8.19 or later.22 Oct 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 12 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.8.19. Update to version 2.8.19 or later.12 Oct 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 12 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.8.19. Update to version 2.8.19 or later.12 Oct 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 30 Sep 2026, fixed in 2.8.19. Update to version 2.8.19 or later.30 Sep 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 30 Sep 2026, fixed in 2.8.19. Update to version 2.8.19 or later.30 Sep 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 25 Sep 2026, fixed in 2.8.19. Update to version 2.8.19 or later.25 Sep 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 24 Sep 2026, fixed in 2.8.19. Update to version 2.8.19 or later.24 Sep 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 15 Sep 2026, fixed in 2.8.17. Update to version 2.8.17 or later.15 Sep 2026Evidence
  • InfoSEC-318 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
spacetime14 Nov 2010 to 3 Nov 2026, 1868 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
7 days ago
Releases, 24 months
30
Tested up to
7.2 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
Q1 20240
Q2 202433
Q3 20240
Q4 202430
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20252
Q1 20264
Q2 202619
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 28 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 6 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Oct 2026Ad Inserter <= 2.8.19 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 's' Search Parameter6.5<= 2.8.192.8.200
30 Oct 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads <= 2.8.19 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 2.8.192.8.200
29 Oct 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads <= 2.8.18 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.8.182.8.190
26 Oct 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads <= 2.8.18 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.8.182.8.190
22 Oct 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads <= 2.8.18 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.8.182.8.190
12 Oct 2026Ad Inserter <= 2.8.18 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure in 'ai-debug-processing-fe' & 'ai-debug-meta' URL Parameters4.3<= 2.8.182.8.190
12 Oct 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads <= 2.8.18 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.8.182.8.190
30 Sep 2026Ad Inserter <= 2.8.18 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 's' Search Parameter6.1<= 2.8.182.8.190
30 Sep 2026Ad Inserter <= 2.8.18 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via {search-query} Dynamic Tag (Referer Header)6.1<= 2.8.182.8.190
25 Sep 2026Ad Inserter 2.8.12 - 2.8.18 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.42.8.12 to 2.8.182.8.190
24 Sep 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads <= 2.8.18 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 2.8.182.8.190
15 Sep 2026Ad Inserter <= 2.8.16 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Header/Footer Code Disclosure via 'ai-debug-code' Parameter5.3<= 2.8.162.8.170
5 Aug 2026Ad Inserter <= 2.8.16 - Missing Authorization to Block Visibility Bypass via ai_ajax5.3<= 2.8.162.8.170
8 Jul 2026Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads <= 2.8.11 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.8.112.8.120
2 Jul 2026Ad Inserter <= 2.8.16 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Content Disclosure via 'data' Shortcode Attribute4.3<= 2.8.162.8.170
5 Jun 2026Ad Inserter <= 2.8.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL Parameters in iframe Mode6.1<= 2.8.152.8.160
4 Nov 2025Ad Inserter <= 2.8.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Field6.4<= 2.8.72.8.80
5 Mar 2025Ad Inserter - Ad Manager and AdSense Ads <= 2.8.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.8.02.8.1473
14 Oct 2024Ad Inserter <= 2.7.37 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.7.372.7.38615
22 Sep 2023Ad Inserter <= 2.7.30 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via ai_ajax5.3<= 2.7.302.7.311003
22 Sep 2023Ad Inserter <= 2.7.30 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via ai-debug-processing-fe5.3<= 2.7.302.7.311003
19 Apr 2023Ad Inserter <= 2.7.25 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection7.2<= 2.7.252.7.26535
7 Apr 2022Ad Inserter Free and Pro <= 2.7.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 2.7.122.7.12912
3 Feb 2022Ad Inserter < 2.7.11 - Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution7.2< 2.7.112.7.11975
24 Jan 2022Ad Inserter <= 2.7.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 2.7.102.7.10985

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20264.2
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star2349
4 star44
3 star10
2 star4
1 star26
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Momentum

300,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads
4 May 202616,973
11 May 202619,653
18 May 202621,305
25 May 202686,023
1 Jun 202637,006
8 Jun 202624,274
15 Jun 202615,162
22 Jun 202611,825
29 Jun 202693,947
6 Jul 202629,328
13 Jul 202615,454
20 Jul 202613,067
27 Jul 202699,069
3 Aug 202624,205
10 Aug 202614,608
17 Aug 202612,832
24 Aug 202611,839
31 Aug 202610,732
7 Sep 20269,108
14 Sep 20269,065
21 Sep 202692,443
28 Sep 202621,810
5 Oct 202619,081
12 Oct 202613,329
19 Oct 202613,522
26 Oct 202688,330
2 Nov 20264,099

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 3% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.8.20
AuthorSpacetime
Added14 Nov 2010
Last updated28 Oct 2026
Active installs300,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.2
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsads, amp, adsense, ad manager, ad rotation

Questions

Is Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads still maintained?

Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads was last updated on 28 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads safe?

Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 18 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads?

The wordpress.org author is Spacetime. Recent committers: spacetime, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Ad Inserter - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: AI Powered Marketing, Quick Adsense - Ad Manager & AdSense Ads, ClickCease Click Fraud Protection, Wp-Insert, Easy Google AdSense.

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