Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-2505Age Gate <= 3.5.3 - Unauthenticated Local PHP File Inclusion via 'lang'
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal in Age Gate from philsbury. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.9% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Official description
The Age Gate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local PHP File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.3 via the 'lang' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server, allowing the execution of code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H