CVE-2026-12242
Received Received - Intake
PHP Code Injection in AdRotate Banner Manager WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-06-24

Last updated on: 2026-06-24

Assigner: Wordfence

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.
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Published
2026-06-24
Last Modified
2026-06-24
Generated
2026-06-24
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2026-06-24
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NVD
CVE-2026-12242
EUVD
EUVD-2026-38758
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Vendor Product Version / Range
adrotate banner_manager to 5.17.7 (inc)
w3_total_cache w3_total_cache *
borlabs_cache borlabs_cache *
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CWE-94 The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
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Executive Summary

The AdRotate Banner Manager plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability in all versions up to and including 5.17.7 that allows PHP Code Injection. This occurs through the 'banner' attribute of the adrotate shortcode because the input is not properly validated or sanitized before being concatenated into a PHP code string. This string is wrapped in W3 Total Cache mfunc or Borlabs Cache fragment markers. As a result, authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher can execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.

This vulnerability requires that W3 Total Cache or Borlabs Cache support is enabled in the AdRotate settings.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can have severe impacts because it allows an authenticated attacker with Contributor-level access or above to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. This can lead to full compromise of the affected WordPress site, including unauthorized data access, data modification, site defacement, or further attacks on the hosting environment.

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