CVE-2022-1390 (GCVE-0-2022-1390)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-25 15:51 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:03
VLAI Previdian
Title
Admin Word Count Column <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
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
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Admin Word Count Column Affected: 2.2 , ≤ 2.2 (custom)
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Credits
Hassan Khan Yusufzai - Splint3r7
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 7db992c8-1023-48a3-a1da-108e2b566452

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-1390

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-06-06 02:00 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-06-06
Asserted: 2026-06-06
Scope
Notes: Admin Word Count Column <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read | Affected: Admin Word Count Column / Admin Word Count Column | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.21881 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Admin Word Count Column <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
Cve Id CVE-2022-1390
Vendor Admin Word Count Column
Ghsa Id GHSA-35FP-65CR-47Q7
Product Admin Word Count Column
Added Date 2026-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.21881
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.97582
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2022-1390
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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