Vulnerability · Published Apr 4, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-2270Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock <= 2.8.9.1 - Unauthenticated Limited Local File Inclusion
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock from adamskaat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.9.1 via the createCdObj function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute files with the specific filenames on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in some cases.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| adamskaat | Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock | 0 – through 2.8.9.1 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H