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.
problem types: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
affected:
{
vendor: connekthq
product: WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More
versions:
version: *, status: affected, lessThanOrEqual: 5.5.3, versionType: semver
defaultStatus: unaffected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
baseScore: 4.9
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]