Cost Calculator: Filesystem traversal
Cost Calculator is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- Cost Calculator
- Plugin slug
cost-calculator- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 28, 2022
This CVE was published Feb 28, 2022 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Cost Calculator to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Cost Calculator WordPress plugin through 1.6 allows authenticated users (Contributor+ in versions < 1.5, and Admin+ in versions <= 1.6) to perform path traversal and local PHP file inclusion on Windows Web Servers via the Cost Calculator post's Layout
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N