atec Debug <= 1.2.22 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read

Absolute Path Traversal
CVE CVE-2025-9516
CVSS Medium (4.9)
Publicly Published September 3, 2025
Last Updated September 4, 2025
Researcher Jonas Benjamin Friedli
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug atec-debug (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.22
Patched Version
  • 1.2.23
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