# CVE-2022-1391: Cab fare calculator - Path Traversal

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2022-1391 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2022-1391

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** N/A Cab fare calculator
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))
- **Tags:** cms, wordpress

## 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.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2022-1391](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1391) is a critical vulnerability affecting the Cab fare calculator WordPress plugin, where insufficient validation of user input in the controller parameter can be leveraged for Local File Inclusion attacks.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 6th of June 2025.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2022-1391 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting.
CrowdSec data also reveals a clear uptick in attacks involving CVE-2022-1391 over the past week. Activity is above the usual baseline, suggesting growing attention from attackers. This may reflect rising awareness, recent exploit releases, or expanded targeting efforts.

Observed attacks typically involve requests to URLs containing `/wp-content/plugins/cab-fare-calculator/tblight.php`.

## Timeline

- 2022-04-25: CVE Published. CVE-2022-1391 is published to NVD.
- 2025-06-06: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2022-1391 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-06-09: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2022-1391 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1391.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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