CVE-2021-24820 Cost Calculator <= 1.6 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion
Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in the Cost Calculator plugin to include local PHP files, potentially leading to code execution or data disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24820?
CVE-2021-24820 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Cost Calculator, published on 28 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cost Calculator WordPress plugin through 1.6 allows authenticated users (Contributor+ in versions < 1.5, and Admin+ in versions <= 1.6) to perform path traversal and local PHP file inclusion on Windows Web Servers via the Cost Calculator post's Layout
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24820?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bold-Themes Cost Calculator.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24820?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24820 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-24820 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24820 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pg3-r4wv-7xmh.