High 7.5Published Oct 22, 2026

CVE-2017-20287Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameter

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-22 15:00 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Oct 22, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 22, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Javo Themes Javo Spot javo_themes:javo_spot (from the name)	before 3.0.0	CNA record

References

https://codeseekah.com/2017/02/09/javo-themes-spot-lfi-vulnerability/technical-description, exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d465fc4-d4fa-43bb-9c0d-71dcc3ee4eabthird-party-advisory
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-javospot-lfi.yamltechnical-description
https://themeforest.net/item/javo-spot-multi-purpose-directory-wordpress-theme/13198068product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/javo-spot-wordpress-theme-3.0.0-path-traversal-via-admin-ajax-php-fn-parameterthird-party-advisory

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