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CVE-2025-12974Active Exploitation

LOWCVSS 8.1 · HIGH

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for affected systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD 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.

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3.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-434

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-14: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-04-14: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-14: 104-14
Signal classification1 categories
Active Exploitation
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
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Full discourse1 post
  • CTIWatch@ctiwatchcloud
    Active Exploitation

    🚨 [HIGH] Active exploitation detected: CVE-2025-12974 Exploit in the wild confirmed for CVE-2025-12974 (CVSS null). The Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to mi... 🔗 http://ctiwatch.cloud/alerts #ZeroDay #ExploitInWild #CyberSecurity

    Post summary

    The post confirms that CVE-2025-12974 is actively exploited in the wild, highlighting an arbitrary file upload flaw in the Gravity Forms WordPress plugin, with no mention of patches or PoC details.

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