CVE-2024-1790 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-1790: Ajax Load More <= 7.0.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Read

Vendor Dcooney
Product Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published April 9, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated