Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-74853Pods < 3.3.9.2 - Author+ Arbitrary File Read via Shortcode Display Callback

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Pods from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Pods WordPress plugin before 3.3.9.2 does not restrict which functions a display callback may resolve to, allowing users with the author role and above to read arbitrary files from the server, including files outside the web root. Only sites using the restricted display-callback mode are affected, which is the automatic default on installations whose first Pods version predates 3.1.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Pods	3.1.0 – before 3.3.9.2

Weakness: CWE-552 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f53b628f-c825-4cf5-91bd-13bd9526e90c/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description