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CVE-2020-36705

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-36705 describes a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Adning Advertising plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 1.5.5. This flaw stems from a lack of file type validation in the _ning_upload_image function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload malicious files. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability presents a significant risk of remote code execution. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates exist, and the lack of community discussion or media coverage is typical for most CVEs.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tunasite:adning_advertising:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2020-36705 · Sep 24, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0694 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.nintechnet.com / critical-vulnerability-in-adning-advertising-plugin-actively-exploited-in-the-wild
Third Party Advisory
codecanyon.net / item/wp-pro-advertising-system-all-in-one-ad-manager/269693
Product
wpscan.com / vulnerability/e9873fe3-fc06-4a52-aa32-6922cab7830c
Third Party Advisory
wordfence.com / blog/2020/07/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-adning-advertising-plugin
ExploitThird Party Advisory
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4a263b74-e9ae-4fd2-be9b-9b8e9eee5982
Third Party Advisory