CVE-2017-20287
Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameter
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 14, 2026
Description
Javo Spot theme for WordPress before 3.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the fn parameter of the jvfrm_spot_get_json AJAX action. Attackers can send GET requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with fn set to ../../wp-config.php to retrieve database credentials and secret keys. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Javo SpotJavo Themes |
|
References
- Researcher Blogtechnical-descriptionexploit
- WPScan Advisorythird-party-advisory
- Nuclei Templatetechnical-description
- Theme Download Pageproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameterthird-party-advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d465fc4-d4fa-43bb-9c0d-71dcc3ee4eab/exploit
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