CVE-2024-1790: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load WordPress plugin suffers from a CWE-22 path traversal vulnerability through the 'type' parameter. Authenticated attackers with administrator or higher privileges can exploit this flaw to read arbitrary files on Windows-based servers hosting the plugin. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 7.0.1. No patch or remediation details have been provided by the vendor, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated administrator-level user to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive information. The impact is confidentiality loss without affecting integrity or availability. The vulnerability is limited to Windows server environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict administrator access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to file access. No specific vendor-provided mitigation or temporary fix is currently documented.
CVE-2024-1790: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load
Description
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.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load WordPress plugin suffers from a CWE-22 path traversal vulnerability through the 'type' parameter. Authenticated attackers with administrator or higher privileges can exploit this flaw to read arbitrary files on Windows-based servers hosting the plugin. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 7.0.1. No patch or remediation details have been provided by the vendor, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated administrator-level user to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive information. The impact is confidentiality loss without affecting integrity or availability. The vulnerability is limited to Windows server environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict administrator access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to file access. No specific vendor-provided mitigation or temporary fix is currently documented.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-22T19:28:48.694Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d3eb7ef31ef0b56f4e7
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:30 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:47:37 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 12:43:13 AM
Views: 10
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