Description
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).
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-284
CWE-352

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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).
Title Word Count and Social Shares <= 1.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-14T13:04:45.925Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T07:57:39.644Z

Link: CVE-2026-11563

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-14T13:04:42.199Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-16T08:00:14Z

Weaknesses