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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-07 12:43 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:30

Shadowserver KEVIntel

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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

Wordfence

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerabilit…
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-v…
https://codecanyon.net/item/wp-pro-advertising-sy…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
tunafish	Adning Advertising	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.5.5 (semver)

Credits

Jerome Bruandet

Shadowserver

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

KEV entry ID: fae84844-4b6a-403c-900d-eb6e4270dc97

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-36728

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-06-30 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics

Severity: 98.0

Timestamps

First Seen: 2025-11-18

Asserted: 2025-11-18

Last Seen: 2026-06-30

Scope

Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']

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	1
Vendor	Wordpress
30D Avg	1
90D Avg	0
Product	Wordpress Adning Advertising plugin
Cisa Kev	no
Connections	1
Observation Date	2026-06-30
Vulnerability Class	CVSS
Vulnerability Score	9.8
Vulnerability Severity	Critical

References

Created: 2026-06-30 09:23 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-01 05:21 UTC

KEVIntel

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

KEV entry ID: 87ceb0aa-50cc-4151-98cb-2081bfb95df5

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-36728

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-01-05 00:00 UTC

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: 2026-06-23 14:03 UTC

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FKIE_CVE-2020-36728

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-06-07 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:16

Shadowserver KEVIntel

Severity

6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
security@wordfence.com	https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/	Third Party Advisory
security@wordfence.com	https://codecanyon.net/item/wp-pro-advertising-system-all-in-one-ad-manager/269693	Product
security@wordfence.com	https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
security@wordfence.com	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7506429-7f8a-45b5-b1b0-6fdb39599ee5?source=cve	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://codecanyon.net/item/wp-pro-advertising-system-all-in-one-ad-manager/269693	Product
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7506429-7f8a-45b5-b1b0-6fdb39599ee5?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	tunasite	adning_advertising	*

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GHSA-52GJ-66P3-R6V6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-07 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:39

Details

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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GSD-2020-36728

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21

Details

Aliases

CVE-2020-36728

Aliases

CVE-2020-36728

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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

Shadowserver

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

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Evidence

Honeypot In The Wild Attempts Confidence: 70% Source: shadowserver

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KEVIntel

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

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Scope

Evidence

Public Report Successful Exploitation Confidence: 70% Source: kevintel

Details

References

FKIE_CVE-2020-36728

GHSA-52GJ-66P3-R6V6

GSD-2020-36728

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