CVE-2025-8606: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in westerndeal GSheetConnector for Gravity Forms – Send Gravity Forms Entries to Google Sheets in Real-Time
The GSheetConnector For Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions less than, or equal to, 1.3.23. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the activate_plugin and deactivate_plugin functions. This makes it possible for attackers to trick authenticated administrators into activating or deactivating specified plugins via a forged request, such as clicking on a malicious link or visiting a compromised page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-8606 describes a CSRF vulnerability in the GSheetConnector for Gravity Forms WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 1.3.23). The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the activate_plugin and deactivate_plugin functions, enabling attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended plugin activation or deactivation actions through crafted requests. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.4, reflecting low severity with limited impact on integrity and no impact on confidentiality or availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to cause an authenticated administrator to activate or deactivate plugins without their intent, potentially altering the WordPress environment's functionality. The impact is limited to integrity with no direct confidentiality or availability effects. Given the low CVSS score and requirement for administrator privileges and user interaction, the overall risk is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution when clicking on links or visiting untrusted sites while logged into WordPress with administrative privileges. Monitoring for updates from the plugin vendor or WordPress security channels is recommended.
CVE-2025-8606: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in westerndeal GSheetConnector for Gravity Forms – Send Gravity Forms Entries to Google Sheets in Real-Time
Description
The GSheetConnector For Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions less than, or equal to, 1.3.23. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the activate_plugin and deactivate_plugin functions. This makes it possible for attackers to trick authenticated administrators into activating or deactivating specified plugins via a forged request, such as clicking on a malicious link or visiting a compromised page.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-8606 describes a CSRF vulnerability in the GSheetConnector for Gravity Forms WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 1.3.23). The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the activate_plugin and deactivate_plugin functions, enabling attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended plugin activation or deactivation actions through crafted requests. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.4, reflecting low severity with limited impact on integrity and no impact on confidentiality or availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to cause an authenticated administrator to activate or deactivate plugins without their intent, potentially altering the WordPress environment's functionality. The impact is limited to integrity with no direct confidentiality or availability effects. Given the low CVSS score and requirement for administrator privileges and user interaction, the overall risk is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution when clicking on links or visiting untrusted sites while logged into WordPress with administrative privileges. Monitoring for updates from the plugin vendor or WordPress security channels is recommended.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-08-05T18:46:18.517Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68ea263e5baaa01f1ca0ffed
Added to database: 10/11/2025, 9:41:18 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:55:12 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 4:34:38 AM
Views: 162
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