Deserialization in Connekthq Ajax Load More

CVE-2022-2433

The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'alm_repeaters_export' parameter in versions up to, and including 5.5.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated users to call files using a PHAR wrapper, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link, that will deserialize and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-2433: held from 0.013 to 0.017.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.004

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2433?
CVE-2022-2433 is a high-severity vulnerability in Connekthq Ajax Load More, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-2433?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2433 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.