CVE-2025-8562

MEDIUM EPSS 30.7%
Published Aug 25, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 25, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Custom Query Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.0 via the 'lens' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
30.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

References 5

  • github.com https://github.com/peterhebert/custom-query-shortcode/pull/1
  • plugins.svn.wordpress.org https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/custom-query-shortcode/tags/0.4.0/init.php
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3348818/
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-query-shortcode/#developers
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9e37c664-76ed-4ede-88fd-e41b9969685f?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.