Vulnerability report

Active exploitation observed Confirmed confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2025-2505

Age Gate

Philsbury / Age Gate · * to <= 3.5.3

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
4.8%
First observed
08 Aug 2026
Last observed
22 Aug 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2025-2505 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Philsbury Age Gate. 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'...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence.

Who is affected?

Philsbury / Age Gate * to <= 3.5.3.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

Age Gate

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.

Vendor Product Affected Status
philsbury Age Gate Through 3.5.3 Affected
Published
20 Mar 2025
Exploitation Reported
08 Aug 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

wordpress php nuclei_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

Previdian

Recorded 08 Aug 2026

Previdian independently recorded this as exploited after first seeing it in honeypot sensors.

Active exploitation observed

Previdian sensor

First observed 08 Aug 2026

Previdian first observed exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability in our honeypot sensors.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 03 Aug 2026

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Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Previdian First 2026-08-11 07:58 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Previdian sensors recorded exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. The cards and chart show volume, unique attackers, and daily activity.

2

Attempts observed

2

Unique attacker IPs

2

Attacker countries

HK · US

2

Sensors observed

CVE-2025-2505 exploitation attempts over the last 38 days

Daily events observed by Previdian sensors

Updated 13 Sep 2026

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First observed 08 Aug 2026 · Last observed 22 Aug 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
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Virtual patch status

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Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-2505.yaml 03 Aug 2026

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

4.8%

Weaknesses

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE-22

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

WordPress Age Gate <= 3.5.3 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Indicators of compromise added (4)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  2. Observed by Previdian sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  3. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  4. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  5. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2025-2505",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.04802,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 2, "sensors": 2 }
}