CVE-2020-36728 (GCVE-0-2020-36728)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-07 12:43 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:30Title
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)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-28 00:40 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tunafish | Adning Advertising |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.5.5
(semver)
|
guessed |
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: fae84844-4b6a-403c-900d-eb6e4270dc97
Exploited: Yes
Characteristics
Severity:
98.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-11-18
Asserted: 2025-11-18
Last Seen: 2026-07-17
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: Wordpress / Wordpress Adning Advertising plugin | Class: cms | Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-07-17: 3
Evidence
Type: Honeypot
Signal: In The Wild Attempts
Confidence: 70%
Source: shadowserver
Details
| 1D | 1 |
|---|---|
| Iot | no |
| Feed | Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities |
| Type | http-scan |
| Class | cms |
| 7D Avg | 0 |
| Vendor | Wordpress |
| 30D Avg | 0 |
| 90D Avg | 0 |
| Product | Wordpress Adning Advertising plugin |
| Cisa Kev | no |
| Connections | 3 |
| Observation Date | 2026-07-17 |
| Vulnerability Class | CVSS |
| Vulnerability Score | 9.8 |
| Vulnerability Severity | Critical |
References
Created: 2026-06-30 09:23 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-19 01:00 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 87ceb0aa-50cc-4151-98cb-2081bfb95df5
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-01-05
Asserted: 2026-01-05
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: 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... | Affected: tunafish / Adning Advertising | CVSS: 6.5 (MEDIUM) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | 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... |
| Vendor | tunafish |
| Product | Adning Advertising |
| Added Date | 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 6.5 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | MEDIUM |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:03 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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