CVE-2022-2943

EUVD-2022-35164

06.09.2022, 18:15

The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for Wordpress is vulnerable to arbitrary file reading in versions up to, and including, 5.5.3 due to insufficient file path validation on the alm_repeaters_export() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative privileges, to download arbitrary files hosted on the server that may contain sensitive content, such as the wp-config.php file.

Path Traversal

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	4.9 MEDIUM	NETWORK	LOW	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Wordfence	CNA	4.9 MEDIUM				CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 79%

Affected Products (NVD)

Vendor	Product	Version
connekthq	ajax_load_more	𝑥 < 5.5.4

𝑥

= Vulnerable software versions

Known Exploits!

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References

https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/f9a4b4838154854ec6cde7d5deb76bf9

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ajax-load-more/tags/5.5.4/README.txt

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d643d07-7533-430b-a1d8-8e66a2a2c5e6?source=cve

https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2943

https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/f9a4b4838154854ec6cde7d5deb76bf9

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ajax-load-more/tags/5.5.4/README.txt

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d643d07-7533-430b-a1d8-8e66a2a2c5e6?source=cve

https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2943