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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-12242 · published 24 June 2026

CVE-2026-12242: Code injection vulnerability

The AdRotate Banner Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Code Injection in all versions up to, and including, 5.17.7 via the 'banner' attribute of the adrotate shortcode. This is due to insufficient input validation and sanitization of the banner shortcode attribute before concatenation into a PHP code string wrapped in W3 Total Cache mfunc or Borlabs Cache fragment markers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. This vulnerability requires W3 Total Cache or Borlabs Cache support to be enabled in AdRotate settings.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.86% · top 43.3% CWE-94 · Code injection Deferred
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.86%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
11References
25 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The AdRotate Banner Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Code Injection in all versions up to, and including, 5.17.7 via the 'banner' attribute of the adrotate shortcode. This is due to insufficient input validation and sanitization of the banner shortcode attribute before concatenation into a PHP code string wrapped in W3 Total Cache mfunc or Borlabs Cache fragment markers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. This vulnerability requires W3 Total Cache or Borlabs Cache support to be enabled in AdRotate settings.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.4/adrotate-output.php#L265
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.4/adrotate-output.php#L276
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.4/adrotate-output.php#L288
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.5/adrotate-output.php#L265
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.5/adrotate-output.php#L276
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.5/adrotate-output.php#L288
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/trunk/adrotate-output.php#L265
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/trunk/adrotate-output.php#L276
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/trunk/adrotate-output.php#L288
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3582562/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f29b905c-57cf-4fb8-b6af-eb0c367cd3e4?source=cve

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-12242), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.