# 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.

- **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:** 11 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cxp6-jhjh-h4hg

## 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 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0246?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2022-1762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1762/): iQ Block Country < 1.2.20 - Protection Bypass due to IP Spoofing (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-36873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36873/): WordPress iQ Block Country plugin <= 1.2.11 - Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2022-41155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41155/): WordPress iQ Block Country plugin <= 1.2.18 - Block BYPASS vulnerability (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0246 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown iQ Block Country. 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-2022-0246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0246/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0246
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0246
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0246

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0246/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.