---
id: CVE-2026-74853
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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.
  O…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-552
published: '2026-09-04'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T19:15:18.627'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74853'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f53b628f-c825-4cf5-91bd-13bd9526e90c/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00398
epssPercentile: 0.31231
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T20:10:03.163Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.