Cost Calculator <= 1.8 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion

2022-02-01 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginCost Calculator

Affected Version<= 1.8

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2021-24820

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Vulnerability Overview

The Cost Calculator WordPress plugin through 1.7 allows authenticated users (Contributor+ in versions < 1.5, and Admin+ in versions <= 1.8) to perform path traversal and local PHP file inclusion on Windows Web Servers via the Cost Calculator post's Layout

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')) The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in require, include, or similar functions.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24820 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f21139b-75ef-4631-b88d-23eebbdefee0

CVSS Vector

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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