Word Count and Social Shares: Arbitrary file deletion
Word Count and Social Shares is affected by arbitrary file deletion. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can remove files outside the intended scope and may make the site unavailable. The published affected range is <= 1.0.
- Component
- Word Count and Social Shares
- Plugin slug
word-count-and-social-shares- Affected
- <= 1.0
- Safe version
> 1.0- Published
- Jul 14, 2026
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jul 14, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Word Count and Social Shares to a release after 1.0, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical 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).
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H