CVE-2022-50953CWE-22

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

Medium · published June 8, 2026

CVSS v4.0
6.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
26.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00342 · 26.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-06-08T01:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 JUN 01:55Z
    WordPress Plugin admin-word-count-column 2.2 Local File Read
    cvelistv5