Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2022-2945WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.3 - Directory Traversal

Medium 4.9

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A medium-severity path traversal in Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load from dcooney. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 5.5.3 via the 'type' parameter found in the alm_get_layout() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative permissions, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
dcooney	Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load	0 – through 5.5.3

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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