Path Traversal in Tunafish Adning Advertising
CVE-2020-36728
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.032 (86.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36728?
- CVE-2020-36728 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tunafish Adning Advertising, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36728?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-36728 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.