CVE-2025-30841 WordPress Countdown & Clock plugin <=2.8.8 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Countdown & Clock plugin to achieve remote code execution on WordPress sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-30841?
CVE-2025-30841 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in adamskaat Countdown & Clock, published on 1 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in adamskaat Countdown & Clock countdown-builder allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Countdown & Clock: from n/a through <= 2.8.8.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30841?
How do I fix CVE-2025-30841?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-30841 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30841 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q3c3-9cvm-mvh9.