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1 vulnerability by brooks24
CVE-2022-50953 (GCVE-0-2022-50953)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-08 01:55 – Updated: 2026-06-08 12:59
VLAI
Title
WordPress Plugin admin-word-count-column 2.2 Local File Read
Summary
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.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50845 | exploit |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-word-count-column/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-pl… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| brooks24 | admin-word-count-column |
Affected:
2.2
|
Date Public
2022-03-27 00:00
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