# CVE-2021-25020: CAOS < 4.1.9 - Admin+ Arbitrary Folder Deletion via Path Traversal

> High-privilege users can delete arbitrary folders via path traversal during plugin uninstallation in the CAOS WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hgpj-mg5q-324q

## What is CVE-2021-25020?

CVE-2021-25020 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally, published on 3 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25020?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Daan Complete Analytics Optimization Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25020?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25020 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25020 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally

- [CVE-2023-6637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6637/): CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally <= 4.7.14 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25020 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25020 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally, published on 3 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25020/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25020/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25020
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25020
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25020

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25020/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.