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CVE-2022-50953: WordPress Plugin admin-word-count-column 2.2 Local File Read

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-08 · updated 2026-07-23
• Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

• brooks24 admin-word-count-column: 2.2

References

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

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