Administrator file read via unchecked export path
Published Sep 6, 2022 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Path traversal in Connekt Media Ajax Load More 5.5.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary server files. The alm_repeaters_export() function uses an administrator-controlled export name without sufficiently rejecting path traversal before returning the requested file. WordPress administrator access is required, and successful exploitation exposes files readable by the web server, including sensitive configuration data.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Connekt Media Ajax Load More 5.5.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary server files. The alm_repeaters_export() function uses an administrator-controlled export name without sufficiently rejecting path traversal before returning the requested file. WordPress administrator access is required, and successful exploitation exposes files readable by the web server, including sensitive configuration data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-2943
- Published
- Sep 6, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Connekt Media
- Product
- Ajax Load More
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.5.3
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Public exploit references
- CVE-2022-2943 administrator file-read proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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