CVE-2026-12242
PHP code injection via AdRotate Banner Manager banner attr allows RCE (authenticated).
Is CVE-2026-12242 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-12242 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-12242?
CVE-2026-12242 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-12242?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-12242. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-12242 affect?
CVE-2026-12242 affects WordPress AdRotate Banner Manager <=5.17.7, WordPress with W3 Total Cache enabled, Borlabs Cache enabled (with AdRotate). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-12242?
Update AdRotate to latest; review caching plugins and banner usage.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated (Contributor+) can execute PHP on the server via banner attribute when W3 Total Cache or Borlabs Cache is enabled, enabling remote code execution.
Patch when possible
- affected<= 5.17.7
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.