CVE-2024-1790 Ajax Load More <= 7.0.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Read
Authenticated administrators can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Ajax Load More plugin to read arbitrary files on Windows servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1790?
CVE-2024-1790 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load, published on 9 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1790?
How do I fix CVE-2024-1790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-1790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7389-qfwh-c32p.