CVE-2026-12242: AdRotate Banner Manager (WordPress plugin) · Code Injection
Affects AdRotate Banner Manager (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 58% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| adegansAdRotate Banner Manager | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, administrators should consider disabling W3 Total Cache or Borlabs Cache support in AdRotate settings to mitigate the risk. Additionally, restrict Contributor-level access and above to trusted users only, as exploitation requires authenticated access with these privileges.
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.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f29b905c-57cf-4fb8-b6af-eb0c367cd3e4?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/trunk/adrotate-output.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/trunk/adrotate-output.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.5/adrotate-output.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/trunk/adrotate-output.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.5/adrotate-output.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.5/adrotate-output.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.4/adrotate-output.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.4/adrotate-output.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/tags/5.17.4/adrotate-output.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3582562/ (opens in a new tab)