CVE-2022-50953

MEDIUM SEVERITY

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Base Score

6.2 / 10

Vector String

                                        CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N                                    

Vulnerability Description

WordPress Plugin admin-word-count-column 2.2 contains a local file read vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by exploiting null byte injection in the path parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to download-csv.php with a crafted path parameter containing directory traversal sequences and null bytes to bypass file restrictions and read sensitive files like system configuration.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date

June 08, 2026

Last Modified

June 08, 2026

CWE ID

CWE-22

Source

NVD

Vendor

brooks24

Product

admin-word-count-column

External References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-word-count-column/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50845
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-admin-word-count-column-local-file-read

CVE-2022-50953

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