High severity · published Oct 22, 2026
CVE-2017-20287
Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameter
New
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JS
Javo Spot · Javo Themes
before 3.0.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20287
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20287
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