CVE-2021-25020

CAOS <= 4.1.8 - Admin+ Arbitrary Folder Deletion via Path Traversal

mediumImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
4.9
CVSS Score
4.9
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
4.1.9
Patched in
783d
Time to patch

Description

The CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally WordPress plugin before 4.1.9 does not validate the cache directory setting, allowing high privilege users to use a path traversal vector and delete arbitrary folders when uninstalling the plugin

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=4.1.8
PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginhost-analyticsjs-local

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