CVE-2022-2945

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    CVE-2022-2945

    Published: 6 Sept 2022Last Modified: 11 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8957413c-95e0-49c8-ba8a-02b9b5141e08?source=cve, https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ajax-load-more/tags/5.5.4/README.txt, https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2945, https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/f9a4b4838154854ec6cde7d5deb76bf9

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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