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CVE-2022-1390
Admin Word Count Column <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
Critical9.8EPSS 21.9%
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- WPScan
Description
The Admin Word Count Column WordPress plugin through 2.2 does not validate the path parameter given to readfile(), which could allow unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on server running old version of PHP susceptible to the null byte technique. This could also lead to RCE by using a Phar Deserialization technique
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 21.9% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Unknown · Admin Word Count Column
- affected 2.2 – ≤ 2.2
References (2)
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6293b319-dc4f-4412-9d56-55744246c990 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166476/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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