Path Traversal Vulnerability in WordPress Ajax Load More Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2024-1790

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 April 2024

What is CVE-2024-1790?

The Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated users with administrator-level access to access sensitive files on the server. By exploiting the 'type' parameter, attackers can read arbitrary files, potentially exposing confidential information. This issue specifically affects installations on Windows servers and impacts all versions up to and including 7.0.1. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Version(s)

WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More * <= 7.0.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-load-more...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3056137/ajax...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Hoa Le Ngoc
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