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CVE-2022-2945

Published: Sep 6, 2022

Modified: Apr 8, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

4.9

MEDIUM

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.

VendorProductVersions

dcooney

Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load

affected
0 - <= 5.5.3

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

References

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