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CVE-2020-36705

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 7, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-434
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Affected products and versions

  • tunafish Adning Advertising — Up to and including 1.5.5
  • tunasite adning_advertising — Before 1.5.6

References

  • blog.nintechnet.com https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/ Third Party Advisory
  • codecanyon.net https://codecanyon.net/item/wp-pro-advertising-system-all-in-one-ad-manager/269693 Product
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e9873fe3-fc06-4a52-aa32-6922cab7830c Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4a263b74-e9ae-4fd2-be9b-9b8e9eee5982?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record