---
title: "CVE-2017-20289: Broadstreet Ad Widget - Local File Inclusion"
description: "Broadstreet Ad Widget plugin for WordPress > 2.2.0 and < 2.12.0 contains a local file inclusion caused by unsanitized input in 'step' parameter in views/modal/index.php, letting authenticated attackers execute arbitrary PHP code."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2017-20289/
---

# CVE-2017-20289 Broadstreet Ad Widget - Local File Inclusion

Broadstreet Ad Widget plugin for WordPress > 2.2.0 and < 2.12.0 contains a local file inclusion caused by unsanitized input in 'step' parameter in views/modal/index.php, letting authenticated attackers execute arbitrary PHP code.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20289)

## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/98.html)

## 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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20289)
- [https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/ad-widget-lfi.yaml](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/ad-widget-lfi.yaml)
- [https://packetstorm.news/files/id/144553/](https://packetstorm.news/files/id/144553/)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1628751/ad-widget](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1628751/ad-widget)
- [https://wordpress.org/plugins/ad-widget/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ad-widget/)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/caca21fe-56bf-4d4c-afc8-4a218e52f0a2](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.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://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20289)
- [https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017100084](https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017100084)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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