CVE-2025-30841: WordPress Countdown & Clock plugin <=2.8.8 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

9.9 CVSS

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in adamskaat Countdown & Clock allows Remote Code Inclusion. This issue affects Countdown & Clock: from n/a through 2.8.8.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-30841

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.9

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

Vendor: adamskaat

Product: Countdown & Clock

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 16.25% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30841
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/countdown-builder/vulnerability/wordpress-countdown-clock-plugin-2-8-8-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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