Gravity Forms <= 3.0.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via State/Chunk Hash Confusion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2. This is due to insufficient validation of multi-file upload chunk state in the `GFAsyncUpload::upload()` function, where public form state URL hashes can be reused as chunk continuation hashes and attacker-controlled temporary filenames are accepted before sanitization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, when a public form contains a File Upload field with Multiple Files enabled, to upload a valid PNG/PDF polyglot to an attacker-selected public `.php` or `.html` filename in the Gravity Forms temporary upload directory. This can lead to remote code execution on WordPress systems that use NGINX or other non `.htaccess` respecting web servers. NOTE: During installation and activation, the Gravity Forms plugin places a `.htaccess` file in this directory, which prevents this vulnerability from being exploited despite the PHP file being written to the temporary upload directory. In these cases where PHP execution is blocked, attacker-written HTML can result in stored same-origin cross-site scripting if a victim visits the generated file URL.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravity Forms | Gravity Forms | up to 3.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Gravity Forms VendorGravity Forms Affected up to 3.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19513
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjj9-76vm-r7vp
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Gravity Forms vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-58026 Gravity Forms <= 3.1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Hidden File Upload Field CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-11329 Gravity Forms <= 2.9.20 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via 'copy_post_image' CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-82952 PHP object injection in Gravity Forms via Post Custom Field CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13292 WordPress Gravity Forms Plugin <= 2.7.3 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-11059 Gravity Forms <= 2.10.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via 'gform_uploaded_files' Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-13895 Gravity Forms <= 2.10.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Body Field Value CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-19513 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19513 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjj9-76vm-r7vp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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