Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in atec Debug Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-9517

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Atec Debug
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-9517?

The atec Debug plugin for WordPress suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability due to inadequate sanitization of the 'custom_log' parameter when saving the custom log path. This flaw allows authenticated users with Administrator-level privileges and higher to execute arbitrary code on the server, potentially compromising the entire system.

Affected Version(s)

atec Debug * <= 1.2.22

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jonas Benjamin Friedli
.