Path Traversal in Philsbury Age Gate

CVE-2025-2505

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-2505: held from 0.048 to 0.049.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.049 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-2505?
CVE-2025-2505 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Philsbury Age Gate, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-2505?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.