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medium 4.9

CVE-2022-0246 json

iQ Block Country < 1.2.13 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Deletion via Zip Slip

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-15438

cvss
4.9
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • webence iq_block_country 1.2.13

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Exploit prediction

3.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/892802b1-26e2-4ce1-be6f-71ce29687776 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown iQ Block Country

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
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References

Sources

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