CVE-2022-2945
WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.3 - Directory Traversal
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.9 Medium
- Published
- Sep 6, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 22, 2022
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Loaddcooney |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8957413c-95e0-49c8-ba8a-02b9b5141e08?source=cve
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ajax-load-more/tags/5.5.4/README.txt
- https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/f9a4b4838154854ec6cde7d5deb76bf9
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2945
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