CVE-2022-2433 WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHAR Deserialization
Unauthenticated attackers can achieve remote code execution via PHAR deserialization if they trick an admin into clicking a link and upload a malicious file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2433?
CVE-2022-2433 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'alm_repeaters_export' parameter in versions up to, and including 5.5.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated users to call files using a PHAR wrapper, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link, that will deserialize and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2433?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Connekthq Ajax Load More.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2433?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2433 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2022-2433 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2433 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load
- CVE-2015-10140 Ajax Load More < 2.8.1.2 - Subscriber+ File Upload & Deletion
- CVE-2021-24140 Ajax Load More < 5.3.2 - Authenticated SQL Injection
- CVE-2025-47630 WordPress Ajax Load More plugin <= 7.3.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-50874 WordPress Ajax Load More Plugin <= 6.1.0.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-8505 Cross-site scripting in Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58w6-59mj-vv9c.