CVE-2026-11563

Word Count and Social Shares <= 1.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal

The Word Count and Social Shares WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not validate a user-supplied file path before deletion, nor does it have proper authorization or CSRF checks, allowing any authenticated user, such as a Subscriber, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to a full site takeover (e.g. by deleting wp-config.php).

Affected

Word Count and Social Shares

CVSS v3.1 CNA

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

EPSS

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 15th percentile

Published

2026-07-14

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f4b5f16-6c31-4dcc-94a4-120cb45631bb/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry