CVE-2025-9519
📋 TL;DR
The Easy Timer WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with Editor-level permissions or higher to execute arbitrary code on the server through malicious shortcode attributes. This affects all WordPress sites using Easy Timer versions up to 4.2.1.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Easy Timer plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete server compromise leading to data theft, malware deployment, or website defacement.
Likely Case
Unauthorized code execution allowing privilege escalation, backdoor installation, or data exfiltration.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper user role management restricts Editor access to trusted personnel only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access with Editor privileges or higher. Public proof-of-concept code is available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.2.2
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3355111/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Easy Timer and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 4.2.2 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Easy Timer plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible.
wp plugin deactivate easy-timer
Restrict user roles
allReview and minimize users with Editor or higher privileges.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately disable the Easy Timer plugin via WordPress admin or command line.
- Implement strict monitoring of user accounts with Editor privileges or higher.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Easy Timer version. If version is 4.2.1 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get easy-timer --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Easy Timer plugin version is 4.2.2 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or admin-post.php containing Easy Timer shortcodes
- Suspicious PHP code execution in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with malicious payloads in shortcode parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_server.log" AND ("easy-timer" OR "[timer") AND ("eval" OR "system" OR "exec" OR "shell_exec")