What is CVE-2025-9516?

CVE-2025-9516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docjojo Atec Debug, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2025-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-9516?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Docjojo Atec Debug

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. 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.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Docjojo Atec Debug — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-36 — Absolute Path Traversal

References

security@wordfence.com
security@wordfence.com
security@wordfence.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9516?: CVE-2025-9516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docjojo Atec Debug, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2025-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-9516?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.