CVE-2022-50953
WordPress Plugin admin-word-count-column 2.2 Local File Read
Vexday Risk Score
33Attention
SSVC decision (CISA)
Attend
PoC available → attend closely
Exploit maturity
Proof of concept
Public proof of concept exists, but not yet automated.
CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%KEV nãoPoC públicaNuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
08 Jun 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.
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:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
brooks24 · admin-word-count-columnpublic PoCs found — 1
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