CVE-2025-8562 Custom Query Shortcode <= 0.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal via lens Parameter
Authenticated contributors can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Custom Query Shortcode plugin to read sensitive server files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8562?
CVE-2025-8562 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in peterhebert Custom Query Shortcode, published on 25 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8562?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8562?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-8562 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8562 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mgr-j5g2-cm6j.