Description
The Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0.4 via the upload_file function. This is due to a mismatch between the field validation pipeline and the file persistence pipeline, where hidden file upload fields bypass extension validation and a rejected file's intact upload state is later passed to upload_file() without re-validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible. Exploitation requires the targeted form to contain a File Upload field with its Visibility set to 'Hidden'; the vulnerability is reachable by unauthenticated attackers on any publicly accessible form meeting this condition.
Published: 2026-09-19
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gravityforms
Gravityforms gravity Forms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Gravityforms
Gravityforms gravity Forms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 19 Sep 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0.4 via the upload_file function. This is due to a mismatch between the field validation pipeline and the file persistence pipeline, where hidden file upload fields bypass extension validation and a rejected file's intact upload state is later passed to upload_file() without re-validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible. Exploitation requires the targeted form to contain a File Upload field with its Visibility set to 'Hidden'; the vulnerability is reachable by unauthenticated attackers on any publicly accessible form meeting this condition.
Title Gravity Forms <= 3.1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Hidden File Upload Field
Weaknesses CWE-434
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Gravityforms Gravity Forms
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-19T14:01:26.965Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T19:01:43.199Z

Link: CVE-2026-84434

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-19T13:57:53.551Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-19T03:17:15.573

Modified: 2026-09-21T13:33:33.387

Link: CVE-2026-84434

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Updated: 2026-09-19T23:30:13Z

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