Vulnerability in Javo Themes Javo Spot

[ Description ]Official 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.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• codeseekah.com/2017/02/09/javo-themes-spot-lfi-vulnerability
• github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/w…
• themeforest.net/item/javo-spot-multi-purpose-directory-wordpress-theme/13198068
• wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d465fc4-d4fa-43bb-9c0d-71dcc3ee4eab
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/javo-spot-wordpress-theme-3.0.0-path-traversal-via-admin-a…