CVE-2022-1390

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

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

Admin Word Count Column

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

21.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-22

Published

2022-04-25

Updated

2024-08-03

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166476/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6293b319-dc4f-4412-9d56-55744246c990

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1390.yaml

Exploit collections (1)

• CVE-2022-1390.yamlzan8in/afrog

Security advisories

• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166476

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry