WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2025-13407 Deferred

Gravity Forms: Code execution

Gravity Forms is affected by code execution. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 6.8 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Gravity Forms
Plugin slug
gravity-forms
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 24, 2025
Weakness
Not assigned

This CVE was published Dec 24, 2025 and is one of 13 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Gravity Forms to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Gravity Forms WordPress plugin before 2.9.23.1 does not properly prevent users from uploading dangerous files through its chunked upload functionality, allowing attackers to upload PHP files to affected sites and achieve Remote Code Execution, granted they can discover or enumerate the upload path.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary and upstream sources