Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-42744 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-42744 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-42744?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 27 May 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- WPQuads Ads by WPQuads <= 3.0.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-42744?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-42744 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-42744?
- Check whether you run WPQuads Ads by WPQuads at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The Ads by WPQuads plugin (quick-adsense-reloaded) for WordPress suffers from an 'Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input' vulnerability (CWE-1284). This flaw allows a remote attacker to manipulate hidden fields within the application's forms. The vulnerability is reachable over the network without authentication (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized modification of data or partial service disruption. The issue affects all versions up to and including 3.0.2.
Affected products
- WPQuads Ads by WPQuads (quick-adsense-reloaded) <= 3.0.2
Timeline
- 2026-05-27: disclosed: Initial publication of CVE-2026-42744