CVE-2022-50953

MEDIUM EPSS 26.1%
Published Jun 8, 20263w ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
26.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

References 3

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

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.