WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2026-12242 Deferred

AdRotate Banner Manager: Code execution

AdRotate Banner Manager is affected by code execution. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account. The published affected range is <= 5.17.7.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
AdRotate Banner Manager
Plugin slug
adrotate
Affected
<= 5.17.7
Safe version
> 5.17.7
Published
Jun 24, 2026
Weakness
CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

This CVE was published Jun 24, 2026 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update AdRotate Banner Manager to a release after 5.17.7, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical 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.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources