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critical 9.8

CVE-2022-1390 in the critical feed json

Admin Word Count Column <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-24707

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
21.9%
EPSS 21.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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

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Exploit prediction

21.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template WordPress Admin Word Count Column 2.2 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6293b319-dc4f-4412-9d56-55744246c990 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166476/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Unknown Admin Word Count Column

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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References

Sources

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