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CVE-2020-36728: Adning Advertising <= 1.5.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

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 products

• tunafish Adning Advertising: before 1.5.6 — fixed in 1.5.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: tunafish Adning Advertising 1.5.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• 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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