CVE-2022-50953

MEDIUM 6.2

WordPress Plugin admin-word-count-column 2.2 Local File Read

CVSS Score

6.2

EPSS Score

0.1%

EPSS Percentile

35th

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.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	brooks24
Product	admin-word-count-column
Published	Jun 8, 2026
Last Updated	Jun 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

brooks24 / admin-word-count-column

2.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Hassan Khan Yusufzai - Splint3r7