CVE-2025-8562CWE-22

Custom Query Shortcode <= 0.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal via lens Parameter

Medium · published August 25, 2025

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00426 · 35.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2025-08-25T09:23Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 AUG 09:23Z
    Custom Query Shortcode <= 0.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal via lens Parameter
    cvelistv5