CVE-2025-8593 (GCVE-0-2025-8593)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-11 09:28 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
GSheetConnector For Gravity Forms <= 1.3.27 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Summary
The GSheetConnector For Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions less than, or equal to, 1.3.27. This is due to a missing capability check on the 'install_plugin' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above to install plugins on the target site and potentially achieve arbitrary code execution on the server under certain conditions.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-14 18:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| westerndeal | GSheetConnector for Gravity Forms – Send Gravity Forms Entries to Google Sheets in Real-Time |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.3.27
(semver)
|
guessed |
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