Adning Advertising <= 1.5.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-36728
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-06-07 13:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 19:17:36 UTC
DescriptionThe Adning Advertising plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to file deletion via path traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.5.5. This allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files which can be used to reset and gain full control of a site.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.844220000 probability, percentile 0.993250000 (date 2026-04-09)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Tunasite Adning Advertising All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Tunafish Adning Advertising affected 1.5.5 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adning Advertising <= 1.5.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Adning Advertising Plugin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Adning Advertising - Professional, All In One Ad Manager for Wordpress by tunafish af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codecanyon.net Product
Critical vulnerability in Adning Advertising plugin actively exploited in the wild. – NinTechNet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.nintechnet.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Jerome Bruandet (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2020-07-07T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed

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