{"id":"CVE-2017-20287","title":"Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameter","summary":"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…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"Javo Themes","product":"Javo Spot","affected":["javo_spot < 3.0.0"],"published":"2026-10-22","updated":"2026-10-22","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-22T10:57:22.589Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20287","references":[{"url":"https://codeseekah.com/2017/02/09/javo-themes-spot-lfi-vulnerability/","label":"Researcher Blog"},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d465fc4-d4fa-43bb-9c0d-71dcc3ee4eab","label":"WPScan Advisory"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-javospot-lfi.yaml","label":"Nuclei Template"},{"url":"https://themeforest.net/item/javo-spot-multi-purpose-directory-wordpress-theme/13198068","label":"Theme Download Page"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/javo-spot-wordpress-theme-3.0.0-path-traversal-via-admin-ajax-php-fn-parameter","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameter"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-22T11:37:02.346Z","slug":"CVE-2017-20287","body":"## Overview\n\nJavo 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `javo_spot < 3.0.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}