๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2020-36705

CRITICAL 9.8

Adning Advertising <= 1.5.5 - Arbitrary File Upload

CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-434
Vendor tunafish
Product adning advertising
Published Jun 7, 2023
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

tunafish / Adning Advertising
0 โ‰ค 1.5.5

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4a263b74-e9ae-4fd2-be9b-9b8e9eee5982?source=cve codecanyon.net: https://codecanyon.net/item/wp-pro-advertising-system-all-in-one-ad-manager/269693 blog.nintechnet.com: https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/ wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin/ wpscan.com: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e9873fe3-fc06-4a52-aa32-6922cab7830c

Credits

Jerome Bruandet