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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-08-04 | Published 2025-08-25 | Updated 2025-08-25 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem types

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Product status

Default status
unaffected

*
affected

Timeline

2025-08-05:Vendor Notified
2025-08-24:Disclosed

Credits

Muhammad Yudha - DJ finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-76ed-4ede-88fd-e41b9969685f?source=cve

plugins.svn.wordpress.org/...y-shortcode/tags/0.4.0/init.php

wordpress.org/plugins/custom-query-shortcode/

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3348818/

github.com/peterhebert/custom-query-shortcode/pull/1

cve.org (CVE-2025-8562)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-8562)

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