CVE-2020-36705 json
Adning Advertising <= 1.5.5 - Arbitrary File Upload
published 2023-06-07 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-24147
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.9%
- EPSS 6.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- tunasite adning_advertising 1.5.6
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
6.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Adning Advertising <= 1.5.5 - Arbitrary File Upload nuclei detection template
- wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- tunafish Adning Advertising
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4a263b74-e9ae-4fd2-be9b-9b8e9eee5982?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
codecanyon.net
/item/wp-pro-advertising-system-all-in-one-ad-manager/269693
product
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/
third-party-advisory
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/e9873fe3-fc06-4a52-aa32-6922cab7830c
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-36705
- NVD CVE-2020-36705
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