atec Debug <= 1.2.22 — Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read
CVE-2025-9516Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.2.22Update to 1.2.23 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.9
- CVSS
- 4.9CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
atec Debug atec-debug
- Affected≤ 1.2.22
- Patched in1.2.23
Update to 1.2.23 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.2.22. Version 1.2.23 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under atec Debug.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.2.23, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch atec Debug to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Jonas Benjamin Friedli.
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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in atec Debug
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion ≤1.2.22Update to 1.2.23 | CVE-2025-9518 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Remote Code Execution ≤1.2.22Update to 1.2.23 | CVE-2025-9517 |
- High7.2Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion
≤1.2.22Update to 1.2.23
- High7.2Authenticated (Administrator+) Remote Code Execution
≤1.2.22Update to 1.2.23
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.9
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.