CVE-2022-29446 WordPress Counter Box plugin <= 1.1.1 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability
Authenticated administrators can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Counter Box plugin to read arbitrary files on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-29446?
CVE-2022-29446 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wow-Company Counter Box (WordPress), published on 19 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Authenticated (administrator or higher role) Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Wow-Company's Counter Box plugin <= 1.1.1 at WordPress.
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29446?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wow-Company Counter Box.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29446?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29446 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-2022-29446 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29446 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wow-Company Counter Box (WordPress)
- CVE-2022-2245 Counter Box < 1.2.1 - Arbitrary Counter Activation/Deactivation via CSRF
- CVE-2025-24715 WordPress Counter Box Plugin <= 2.0.5 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Settings Change vulnerability
- CVE-2024-3481 Counter Box < 1.2.4 - Counter Deletion via CSRF
- CVE-2024-13901 Cross-site scripting in Counter Box – Add Countdowns, Timers & Dynamic Counters to WordPress
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjq4-4rfq-9948.