7.5High
CVE-2017-20287Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameter
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.
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-22
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javo Themes | Javo Spot | < 3.0.0 |
References and patches
- Researcher Blog technical-descriptionexploit
- WPScan Advisory third-party-advisory
- Nuclei Template technical-description
- Theme Download Page product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameter third-party-advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d465fc4-d4fa-43bb-9c0d-71dcc3ee4eab/