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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.
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
Impacted products
Date Public
2022-03-27 00:00
Credits
Hassan Khan Yusufzai - Splint3r7
Show details on NVD website

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