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TI-2025-22111 Aliases CVE-2025-30841GHSA-q3c3-9cvm-mvh9

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

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0078 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
adamskaatCountdown & Clockup to 2.8.8—No fix listedCNA
  • Countdown & Clock Vendoradamskaat Affected up to 2.8.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30841
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3c3-9cvm-mvh9

References

  • TI-2025-01995 Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock <= 2.8.9.1 - Unauthenticated Limited Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-17418 WordPress Scroll Top plugin <= 1.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2024-33945 WordPress Countdown & Clock plugin <= 3.0.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2024-08525 Read more By Adam <= 1.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Read More Button Deletion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources