Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.4 — Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read via Directory Traversal
4f1cf0f3-faf2-43f7-a641-95bfa5d73ca8Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤5.5.4Update to 5.5.4.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.9
- CVSS
- 4.9CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load ajax-load-more
- Affected≤ 5.5.4
- Patched in5.5.4.1
Update to 5.5.4.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 5.5.4. Version 5.5.4.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 5.5.4.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file download via directory traversal due to insufficient file path validation returned via the alm_repeaters_export() function in versions up to, and including, 5.5.4. This makes it possible administrative users to download sensitive files from the server, in addition to unauthenticated users triggering administrators to retrieve sensitive files from the server due to missing nonce protection on the function.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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|---|---|---|---|
| High7.5 | Unauthenticated SQL Injection ≤8.0.0Update to 8.0.1 | CVE-2026-15360 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting <7.8.4Update to 7.8.4 | CVE-2026-6495 | |
| Medium5.3 | Incorrect Authorization to Unauthenticated Private/Draft Post Title and Excerpt Exposure ≤7.8.1Update to 7.8.2 | CVE-2025-15525 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure ≤7.6.0.2Update to 7.6.1 | CVE-2025-59582 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤7.4.0.1Update to 7.4.1 | CVE-2025-4775 |
- High7.5Unauthenticated SQL Injection
≤8.0.0Update to 8.0.1
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
<7.8.4Update to 7.8.4
- Medium5.3Incorrect Authorization to Unauthenticated Private/Draft Post Title and Excerpt Exposure
≤7.8.1Update to 7.8.2
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
≤7.6.0.2Update to 7.6.1
- Medium6.4Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤7.4.0.1Update to 7.4.1
Same weakness (Path Traversal)
All Path Traversal| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
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EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup
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- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission
Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder
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- Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
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- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.9
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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