CVE-2020-36728
moderate-risk
Published 2023-06-07
The 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.
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84.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 16% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-...
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7506429-7f8a-45b5-b1b...
Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-...
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7506429-7f8a-45b5-b1b...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
20/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal