CVE-2024-1790
Ajax Load More <= 7.0.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Read
mediumImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
4.9
CVSS Score
4.9
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
7.1.0
Patched in
15d
Time to patch
Description
The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.1 via the 'type' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. This is limited to Windows instances.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=7.0.1PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Last updatedApril 9, 2024
Affected pluginajax-load-more
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