cve-2017-20289

{
  "cvss": 7.7,
  "datePublished": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z",
  "dateUpdated": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z",
  "description": "Broadstreet Ad Widget plugin for WordPress 2.2.0 before 2.12.0 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute attacker-chosen PHP files by passing unsanitized input to require in views/modal/index.php. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences in the 'step' parameter, optionally with a null byte, to include local files and execute PHP code. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.",
  "dueDate": "",
  "id": "CVE-2017-20289",
  "kev_catalogs": [
    "vulncheck"
  ],
  "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
  "product": "Ad Widget",
  "requiredAction": "Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.",
  "severity": "HIGH",
  "source": "vulncheck_kev",
  "title": "  Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program",
  "vendor": "Broadstreet"
}