CVE-2022-1206 AdRotate – Ad manager & AdSense Ads <= 5.13.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Double Extension Arbitrary File Upload
Administrators can upload arbitrary files with double extensions, potentially leading to remote code execution on servers configured to execute the first extension.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1206?
CVE-2022-1206 is a high-severity vulnerability in adegans AdRotate Banner Manager, published on 20 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AdRotate Banner Manager – The only ad manager you'll need plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file extension sanitization in the adrotate_insert_media() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.13.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files with double extensions on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. This is only exploitable on select instances where the configuration will execute the first extension present.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1206?
How do I fix CVE-2022-1206?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1206 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1206 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77x6-hmg8-vxg7.