CVE-2024-1790 (GCVE-0-2024-1790)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-04-09 18:59
Modified
2026-04-08 17:04
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CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Summary
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dcooney | Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load |
Version: 0 ≤ 7.0.1 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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Nomenclature
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