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High · 7.5 CVE-2017-20287 EUVD-2017-19024GHSA-f9g9-m55p-h787

Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameter

Published Oct 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Javo Themes Javo Spot < 3.0.0 3.0.0

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