CVE-2025-2505

CRITICAL EXPLOITED

Age Gate plugin for WordPress <3.5.3 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2025-2505 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0118
EPSS Percentile 63.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2025-03-19
CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
philsbury/Age Gate < 3.5.3
Published Mar 20, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026