CVE-2017-20289 (GCVE-0-2017-20289)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-22 10:57
Modified
2026-10-23 21:16
Severity ?
7.7 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-98 - Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
Summary
Broadstreet Ad Widget plugin for WordPress 2.2.0 before 2.12.0 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute attacker-chosen PHP files by passing unsanitized input to require in views/modal/index.php. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences in the 'step' parameter, optionally with a null byte, to include local files and execute PHP code. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadstreet | Ad Widget |
Version: 2.2.0 < 2.12.0 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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