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2 vulnerabilities found for Custom Query Shortcode by peterhebert

CVE-2025-8562 (GCVE-0-2025-8562)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-25 09:23 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:11
VLAI?
Title
Custom Query Shortcode <= 0.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal via lens Parameter
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
peterhebert Custom Query Shortcode Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.4.0 (semver)
Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Muhammad Yudha - DJ
Show details on NVD website
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CVE-2025-8562 (GCVE-0-2025-8562)

Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-08-25 09:23 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:11
VLAI?
Title
Custom Query Shortcode <= 0.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal via lens Parameter
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
peterhebert Custom Query Shortcode Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.4.0 (semver)
Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Muhammad Yudha - DJ
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

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