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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Javo Themes Javo Spot unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 3.0.0

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References
Link Providers
https://codeseekah.com/2017/02/09/javo-themes-spot-lfi-vulnerability/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-javospot-lfi.yaml cve-icon cve-icon
https://themeforest.net/item/javo-spot-multi-purpose-directory-wordpress-theme/13198068 cve-icon cve-icon
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d465fc4-d4fa-43bb-9c0d-71dcc3ee4eab cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/javo-spot-wordpress-theme-3.0.0-path-traversal-via-admin-ajax-php-fn-parameter cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T10:57:22.589Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T20:25:25.755Z

Link: CVE-2017-20287

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cve-icon NVD

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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