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CVE-2022-2943: WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-09-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for Wordpress is vulnerable to arbitrary file reading in versions up to, and including, 5.5.3 due to insufficient file path validation on the alm_repeaters_export() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative privileges, to download arbitrary files hosted on the server that may contain sensitive content, such as the wp-config.php file.

Affected products

• dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load: before 5.5.4 — fixed in 5.5.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load 5.5.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/f9a4b4838154854ec6cde7d5deb76bf9
• https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ajax-load-more/tags/5.5.4/README.txt
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d643d07-7533-430b-a1d8-8e66a2a2c5e6?source=cve
• https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2943
• https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/f9a4b4838154854ec6cde7d5deb76bf9
• https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ajax-load-more/tags/5.5.4/README.txt
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d643d07-7533-430b-a1d8-8e66a2a2c5e6?source=cve
• https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2943

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