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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-35166 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:52:59.996Z

Reserved: 2022-08-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-2945

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Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-06T18:15:15.330

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:01:57.980

Link: CVE-2022-2945

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