Is CVE-2020-36728 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-36728 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-36728?

CVE-2020-36728 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-36728?

CVE-2020-36728 has an EPSS score of 3.16% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36728?

Upgrade adning advertising to 1.5.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-36728

MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

adning advertisingNVD

Affected:< 1.5.6Fixed in:1.5.6CVE-2020-36728derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wordfence.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Product1

codecanyon.net

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CVE-2024-23897	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32315	High	8.6	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-5902	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.