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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-9516

The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22 via the 'custom_log' parameter.

Published Sep 4, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · atec Debug

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-9516. EPSS is 0.43%. Act only if a listed version of atec Debug is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.43%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor docjojo atec Debug 0 ≤1.2.22

The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22 via the 'custom_log' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to view the contents of files outside of the originally intended directory.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor docjojo atec Debug 0 ≤1.2.220 ≤1.2.22

How to fix CVE-2025-9516

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-2025-9516. EPSS is 0.43%. Act only if a listed version of atec Debug is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with docjojo atec Debug 0 ≤1.2.22 0 ≤1.2.22. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.43%. 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

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22 via the 'custom_log' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to view the contents of files outside of the originally intended directory.

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22 via the 'custom_log' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to view the contents of files outside of the originally intended directory.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-9516

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-9516

    30-day exploitation probability 0.43%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-34037

    The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22 via the 'custom_log' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to view the contents of files outsi

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

CVE-2025-9516: The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to… · ZeroDay Findings