CVE-2022-0246 iQ Block Country < 1.2.13 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Deletion via Zip Slip
An authenticated admin can delete arbitrary files on the server via a Zip Slip vulnerability in the plugin's import functionality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0246?
CVE-2022-0246 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown iQ Block Country, published on 11 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The settings of the iQ Block Country WordPress plugin before 1.2.13 can be exported or imported using its backup functionality. An authorized user can import preconfigured settings of the plugin by uploading a zip file. After the uploading process, files in the uploaded zip file are extracted one by one. During the extraction process, existence of a file is checked. If the file exists, it is deleted without any security control by only considering the name of the extracted file. This behavior leads to "Zip Slip" vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0246?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webence Iq Block Country.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0246 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-2022-0246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown iQ Block Country
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxp6-jhjh-h4hg.