WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
CAOS < 4.1.9 - Admin+ Arbitrary Folder Deletion via Path Traversal
Description
The plugin 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
Proof of Concept
As admin, put the following payload in the "Cache directory for analytics.js" setting of the plugin: ../wp-includes, tick the "Remove settings at Uninstall" setting and uninstall the plugin to delete the wp-includes folder
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 4.1.9 References
CVE
Classification
Type
TRAVERSAL
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
José Aguilera
Submitter
José Aguilera
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2021-12-01 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2021-12-01 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-04-09 (about 2 years ago)
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