CVE-2025-8562

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CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p35

Published

Aug 25, 2025 (Aug 25, 2025)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Ecosystems: WordPress
Weakness: CWE-22
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.4%)

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