CVE-2025-9516

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

4.9 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Up 0.4 points since Sep 4, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.9

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

Record: CVE-2025-9516
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-36
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-34037 4.9

Record: EUVD-2025-34037
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r9cx-9cpr-wwg2 4.9

The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to,...

Record: GHSA-r9cx-9cpr-wwg2
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-36
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.9

Record: CVE-2025-9516
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-36
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

docjojo atec debug

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-9516 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Docjojo Atec Debug, published September 4, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.