CVE-2020-36728

Adning Advertising <= 1.5.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal

6.5 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

3.13%Up 3.1 points since Jun 8, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Adning Advertising <= 1.5.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal

Record: CVE-2020-36728
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-24170 6.5

Record: EUVD-2020-24170
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52gj-66p3-r6v6 6.5

The Adning Advertising plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to file deletion via path traversal in...

Record: GHSA-52gj-66p3-r6v6
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2020-36728
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Nuclei	WordPress Plugin Adning Advertising < 1.5.6 - Arbitrary File Upload

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-36728 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Tunafish Adning Advertising, published June 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.13%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.