CM Ad Changer <= 2.0.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Campaign Deletion via Campaign Management
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The CM Ad Changer – A simple tool to control and optimize your site's banners plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the cmac_campaigns_action function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete arbitrary advertising campaigns, including their associated banner records and uploaded files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreativeMindsSolutions | CM Ad Changer – A simple tool to control and optimize your site's banners | up to 2.0.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CM Ad Changer – A simple tool to control and optimize your site's banners VendorCreativeMindsSolutions Affected up to 2.0.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9236
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3r2q-jjrf-rg7x
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a335c917-3fff-4079-bb38-64cd665c5c38?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-ad-changer/tags/2.0.7/backend/cm-ad-changer-backend.php#L177
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-ad-changer/tags/2.0.7/backend/cm-ad-changer-backend.php#L167
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-ad-changer/tags/2.0.7/shared/classes/cmac-data.php#L363
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3544026%40cm-ad-changer&new=3544026%40cm-ad-changer&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More CreativeMindsSolutions vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01828 CM Download and File Manager < 2.9.1 - Download Edit via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-04797 Cross-site request forgery in CM Email Registration Blacklist and Whitelist CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2022-02838 CM Download Manager < 2.8.6 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-01145 CM Download and File Manager < 2.9.0 - Download Unpublish via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-04669 CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin < 1.3.9 - Plugin Reset via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-04647 CM Popup Plugin for WordPress < 1.6.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-9236 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9236 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3r2q-jjrf-rg7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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