CVE-2020-36728 (GCVE-0-2020-36728)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-07 12:43 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:30
VLAI?
Title
Adning Advertising <= 1.5.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tunafish Adning Advertising Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.5.5 (semver)
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Credits
Jerome Bruandet
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