# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-77x6-hmg8-vxg7

## 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 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## 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.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1206 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: adegans AdRotate Banner Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1206/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1206/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1206
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1206
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1206

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1206/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.