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CVE-2017-20287: Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameter

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-22 · updated 2026-10-28
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Javo Spot theme for WordPress before 3.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the fn parameter of the jvfrm_spot_get_json AJAX action. Attackers can send GET requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with fn set to ../../wp-config.php to retrieve database credentials and secret keys. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.

Affected products

• Javo Themes Javo Spot: before 3.0.0 — fixed in 3.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Javo Themes Javo Spot 3.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://codeseekah.com/2017/02/09/javo-themes-spot-lfi-vulnerability/
• https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-javospot-lfi.yaml
• https://themeforest.net/item/javo-spot-multi-purpose-directory-wordpress-theme/13198068
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d465fc4-d4fa-43bb-9c0d-71dcc3ee4eab
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/javo-spot-wordpress-theme-3.0.0-path-traversal-via-admin-ajax-php-fn-parameter
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d465fc4-d4fa-43bb-9c0d-71dcc3ee4eab/

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