What is CVE-2026-11563?

CVE-2026-11563 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Word Count And Social Shares, classified under CWE-73 EXTERNAL CONTROL OF FILE NAME OR PATH. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-11563?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Word Count And Social Shares

CVE-2026-11563

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 dele…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unknown Word Count And Social Shares — versions 0

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-11563?: CVE-2026-11563 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Word Count And Social Shares, classified under CWE-73 EXTERNAL CONTROL OF FILE NAME OR PATH. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-11563?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.