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CVE-2025-12974 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

The Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the legacy chunked upload mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.21.1. This is due to the extension blacklist not including .phar files, which can be uploaded through the chunked upload mechanism. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload executable .phar files and achieve remote code execution on the server, granted they can discover or enumerate the upload path. In order for an attacker to achieve RCE, the web server needs to be set up to process .phar file as PHP via file handler mapping or similar.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:10 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://docs.gravityforms.com/gravityforms-change-log/	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor
https://github.com/pronamic/gravityforms/blob/06de1b7e169e4f073e9d0d491e17b89365b48c20/common/common.php#L4178	[email protected]	Broken LinkSource CodeVendor
https://github.com/pronamic/gravityforms/blob/06de1b7e169e4f073e9d0d491e17b89365b48c20/includes/upload.php#L97	[email protected]	Source CodeVendor
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b6395439-da45-4b64-8e30-b106dffd46c1?source=cve	[email protected]	AdvisoryRemedy

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-434	Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Gravity Forms	<= 2.9.21.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gravityforms:gravity_forms::::::wordpress::* Remediation Upgrade: 2.9.22moderate effort

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 18, 2025	New CVE Received	[email protected]