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CVE-2020-36728

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1700%

EPSS Percentile9.80th

PublishedJun 7, 2023

Last ModifiedApr 8, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Tunasite

Adning Advertising

< 1.5.6

References & Advisories

🔗 https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/

🔗 https://codecanyon.net/item/wp-pro-advertising-system-all-in-one-ad-manager/269693

🔗 https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin/

🔗 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7506429-7f8a-45b5-b1b0-6fdb39599ee5?source=cve

🔗 https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/

🔗 https://codecanyon.net/item/wp-pro-advertising-system-all-in-one-ad-manager/269693

🔗 https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin/

🔗 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7506429-7f8a-45b5-b1b0-6fdb39599ee5?source=cve

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