CVE-2025-22630 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-22630: WordPress Widget Options Plugin <= 4.1.0 - Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability

Vendor Marketing Fire
Product Widget Options
Weakness CWE-77
Published February 14, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Marketing Fire Widget Options widget-options allows OS Command Injection.This issue affects Widget Options: from n/a through <= 4.1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Widget Options versions up to 4.1.0 contain a command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low privileges to execute arbitrary system commands on the server. The vulnerability has a wide scope of impact, potentially affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the entire site. All users should update immediately to a patched version.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary system commands on the server with the privileges of the web server process.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Any authenticated user can compromise the entire server, steal data, modify files, or take the site offline.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 14, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated