ad-manager-wd Ad Manager WD 1.0.11 on WordPress edit.php path path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ad-manager-wd Ad Manager WD 1.0.11 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file edit.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument path results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-25727. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ad-manager-wd Ad Manager WD 1.0.11 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the file edit.php. The manipulation of the argument path with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WordPress Plugin ad manager wd 1.0.11 contains an arbitrary file download vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download sensitive files by manipulating the path parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to the edit.php endpoint with export=export_csv and a malicious path parameter to read arbitrary files like wp-config.php accessible to the web server.

The weakness was presented by 41!kh4224rDz as 46252. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-25727 since 06/04/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:edit.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

06/04/2026 Advisory disclosed
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06/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 46252
Researcher: 41!kh4224rDz
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-25727 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-25727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-368313
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/04/2026 15:51
Changes: 06/04/2026 15:51 (82)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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