What is CVE-2022-0246?

CVE-2022-0246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webence Iq Block Country, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2022-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-0246?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0246 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Webence Iq Block Country

CVE-2022-0246

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.

EPSS: 0.033 (87.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Webence Iq_block_country
Unknown Iq Block Country — versions 1.2.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0246?: CVE-2022-0246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webence Iq Block Country, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2022-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-0246?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0246 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.