Details
- Type
- Local File Inclusion
- Impact
- Remote Code Execution
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 22 October 2026
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-98
Vendor fix
Update to version 2.12.0 or later.
Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20289
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/ad-widget-lfi.yaml
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/144553/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1628751/ad-widget
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ad-widget/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/caca21fe-56bf-4d4c-afc8-4a218e52f0a2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/broadstreet-ad-widget-wordpress-plugin-2.12.0-local-file-inclusion-via-step-parameter
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20289
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017100084