CVE-2025-22630
Published: 14 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-22630 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 30.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Requires timely remediation of the known command injection flaw in the Widget Options WordPress plugin through patching, directly eliminating the vulnerability.
Mandates validation and sanitization of all inputs to prevent improper neutralization of special elements leading to OS command injection.
Enforces least privilege for low-privilege WordPress users and web server processes, limiting the impact of successful command injection exploitation.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
OS command injection in public-facing WordPress plugin enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) for arbitrary code execution and use of command/scripting interpreters (T1059) on the server.
NVD Description
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.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-22630 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command vulnerability, classified under CWE-77, that enables OS Command Injection in the Marketing Fire Widget Options (widget-options) WordPress plugin. This flaw affects all versions of the plugin from unknown initial release through 4.1.0 inclusive. Published on 2025-02-14, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.9 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating critical severity due to its network accessibility, low complexity, and potential for scope expansion.
A remote attacker with low privileges, such as a WordPress user with contributor-level access or similar, can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows full control over the underlying operating system, achieving high-impact violations of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, including arbitrary code execution on the server hosting the vulnerable WordPress site.
The Patchstack advisory provides detailed analysis of the vulnerability, describing it as an arbitrary code execution issue in Widget Options plugin version 4.1.0; security practitioners should consult https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/widget-options/vulnerability/wordpress-widget-options-plugin-4-1-0-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for patch information, workaround guidance, and affected configurations.
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