CVE-2025-8562

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

CVSS 6.5 MEDIUMEPSS 0.4%CWE-22

Vexday Risk Score

13Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 6.5EPSS 0.4%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

25 Aug 2025Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

peterhebert · Custom Query Shortcode

References

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