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CVE-2022-1390

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 25, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-22
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Affected WordPress components

  • admin-word-count-column Plugin · admin-word-count-column
    Confirmed match Homeless
    From 2.2 (including) to 2.2 (including)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Admin Word Count Column — From 2.2 (including) to 2.2 (including)
  • admin_word_count_column_project admin_word_count_column — Up to and including 2.2

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166476/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6293b319-dc4f-4412-9d56-55744246c990 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record