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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-25 09:23 – Updated: 2025-08-25 11:29
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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: * , ≤ 0.4.0 (semver)
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Credits
Muhammad Yudha - DJ
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