PT-2022-9577 · WordPress · Caos | Host Google Analytics Locally

José Aguilera · Published 2022-01-03 · Updated 2024-01-18 · CVE-2021-25020

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.1.9

Description The issue allows high privilege users to use a path traversal vector and delete arbitrary folders when uninstalling the plugin due to the lack of validation of the cache directory setting.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.1.9, update to version 4.1.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the uninstallation process of the plugin to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-25020

Affected Products

Caos | Host Google Analytics Locally

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/67398332-b93e-46ae-8904-68419949a124 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25020 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/67853 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/25231 · Telegram Post