File Deletion Vulnerability in Adning Advertising Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2020-36728

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Adning Advertising
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2023

What is CVE-2020-36728?

The Adning Advertising plugin for WordPress is prone to a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability affects versions up to and including 1.5.5, potentially leading to the reset of site configurations and granting full control to malicious users. Website administrators should take immediate action to patch this vulnerability to safeguard their systems.

Affected Version(s)

Adning Advertising * <= 1.5.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adn...
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabi...

EPSS Score

67% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.