---
id: "CVE-2017-20287"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2017-20287"]
title: "Javo Spot WordPress theme: unauthenticated file read exposes wp-config secrets"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.7
epss: 0.00447
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["javo-spot-theme", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["theme-not-installed", "version-3.0.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T11:17:01+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20287", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-20287", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}]
---

# Javo Spot WordPress theme: unauthenticated file read exposes wp-config secrets

The Javo Spot theme for WordPress before 3.0.0 lets anyone without an account read arbitrary files through the fn parameter of its jvfrm_spot_get_json AJAX action. An attacker can request wp-config.php to obtain database credentials and secret keys.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

Check the installed Javo Spot theme version in the WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes, or inspect the theme's style.css header.

## Fix

Update the Javo Spot theme to version 3.0.0 or later; rotate database credentials and WordPress secret keys if the site was exposed.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20287
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-20287

## From the sources

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.

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