CVE-2024-1790

MEDIUM

WordPress Infinite Scroll - Ajax Load More <7.0.1 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm

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.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3056137/ajax-load-more/tags/7.1.0/core/functions.php

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-load-more/trunk/admin/functions/layouts.php#L14

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3056137/ajax-load-more/tags/7.1.0/admin/functions/layouts.php

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/86090ab4-9f1d-4a92-a302-118524a5ffaa?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.9

EPSS 0.0083

EPSS Percentile 52.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-22

Status published

Products (2)

connekthq/WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More < 7.0.1

dcooney/Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load < 7.0.1

Published Apr 09, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026