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CVE-2022-2945: WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.3 - Directory Traversal

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.7 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 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.

Affected products

• dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load: through 5.5.3

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/8957413c-95e0-49c8-ba8a-02b9b5141e08?source=cve
• https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2945
• 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/8957413c-95e0-49c8-ba8a-02b9b5141e08?source=cve
• https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2945

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