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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30841
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3c3-9cvm-mvh9
More adamskaat vulnerabilities
- 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
- CVE-2025-30841 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-30841 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3c3-9cvm-mvh9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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