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CVE-2020-36705

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

The Adning Advertising plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the _ning_upload_image function in versions up to, and including, 1.5.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published6/7/2023

Last Modified4/8/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

tunasite:adning_advertising

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-434

References

https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/(security@wordfence.com)

https://codecanyon.net/item/wp-pro-advertising-system-all-in-one-ad-manager/269693(security@wordfence.com)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e9873fe3-fc06-4a52-aa32-6922cab7830c(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin/(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4a263b74-e9ae-4fd2-be9b-9b8e9eee5982?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://codecanyon.net/item/wp-pro-advertising-system-all-in-one-ad-manager/269693(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e9873fe3-fc06-4a52-aa32-6922cab7830c(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4a263b74-e9ae-4fd2-be9b-9b8e9eee5982?source=cve(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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