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CVE-2017-20287

HIGH 8.7 CVSS 4.0
Published
October 22, 2026
Last modified
October 28, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
disclosure@vulncheck.com
Weakness
CWE-22
CVSS 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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 and versions

  • Javo Themes Javo Spot — Before 3.0.0

References

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