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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameter | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-10-22T10:57:22.589Z
Reserved: 2026-10-14T20:25:25.755Z
Link: CVE-2017-20287
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-22T11:17:01.823
Modified: 2026-10-22T11:17:01.823
Link: CVE-2017-20287
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Updated: 2026-10-22T12:30:05Z
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