WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-2943
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-09-06 18:15:15 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 18:17:27 UTC
DescriptionThe WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for Wordpress is vulnerable to arbitrary file reading in versions up to, and including, 5.5.3 due to insufficient file path validation on the alm_repeaters_export() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative privileges, to download arbitrary files hosted on the server that may contain sensitive content, such as the wp-config.php file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary4.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED4.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Connekthq Ajax Load More All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Dcooney Ajax Load More Infinite Scroll Load More Lazy Load affected 5.5.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.svn.wordpress.org Release Notes
Ajax Load More <= 5.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gist.github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Vulnerability Advisories - Wordfence af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Muhammad Zeeshan (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2022-08-22T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed

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