CVE-2021-25020: CAOS < 4.1.9 - Admin+ Arbitrary Folder Deletion via Path Traversal

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-01-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally WordPress plugin before 4.1.9 does not validate the cache directory setting, allowing high privilege users to use a path traversal vector and delete arbitrary folders when uninstalling the plugin

Affected products

daanvandenbergh CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally: before 4.1.9 — fixed in 4.1.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: daanvandenbergh CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally 4.1.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/67398332-b93e-46ae-8904-68419949a124
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/67398332-b93e-46ae-8904-68419949a124

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