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CVE-2022-50953
CVE-2022-50953: medium vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 6.9 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 26.7%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- -
What is known
WordPress Plugin admin-word-count-column 2.2 contains a local file read vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by exploiting null byte injection in the path parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to download-csv.php with a crafted path parameter containing directory traversal sequences and null bytes to bypass file restrictions and read sensitive files like system configuration.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2022-50953, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) affecting the affected product, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether the affected product is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.