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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-8562

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.

Published Aug 25, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Custom Query Shortcode

Last checked Oct 25, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8562. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of Custom Query Shortcode is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.44%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor peterhebert Custom Query Shortcode 0 ≤0.4.0

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor peterhebert Custom Query Shortcode 0 ≤0.4.00 ≤0.4.0

How to fix CVE-2025-8562

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8562. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of Custom Query Shortcode is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with peterhebert Custom Query Shortcode 0 ≤0.4.0 0 ≤0.4.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.44%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8562

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-8562

    30-day exploitation probability 0.44%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-28800

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 25, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 25, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 21, 2026