CVE-2022-0246 is a "Zip Slip" vulnerability affecting the iQ Block Country WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.2.13. An authenticated, high-privileged user can exploit the plugin's backup import functionality by uploading a malicious zip file. During extraction, existing files are deleted without proper security checks, potentially leading to arbitrary file deletion. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9 (Medium) due to its network-based attack vector and high integrity impact, though it requires high privileges and has no confidentiality or availability impact. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webence:iq_block_country:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.