Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read via Directory Traversal

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (4.9)
Publicly Published August 31, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file download via directory traversal due to insufficient file path validation returned via the alm_repeaters_export() function in versions up to, and including, 5.5.4. This makes it possible administrative users to download sensitive files from the server, in addition to unauthenticated users triggering administrators to retrieve sensitive files from the server due to missing nonce protection on the function.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ajax-load-more (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 5.5.4
Patched Version
  • 5.5.4.1
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