Advanced Ajax Page Loader: A security weakness
Advanced Ajax Page Loader is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Advanced Ajax Page Loader
- Plugin slug
advanced-ajax-page-loader- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 22, 2019
This CVE was published Aug 22, 2019 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Advanced Ajax Page Loader to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The advanced-ajax-page-loader plugin before 2.7.7 for WordPress has no protection against the reading of uploaded files when not logged in.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N