CVE-2025-60209
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDeserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CRM Perks Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets allows Object Injection.This issue affects Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets: from n/a through <= 1.2.6.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe CRM Perks Connector plugin for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets (wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets) has a deserialization vulnerability where untrusted user input is passed to PHP's unserialize() function. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary PHP objects, potentially enabling remote code execution if gadget chains exist in the WordPress environment.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify the wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins, or inspect /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets folderAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Check the installed plugin versionRead the plugin header in the main PHP file (usually wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets.php) to find the Version: field, or check the WordPress Plugins admin pageAffected if The version number cannot be compared to a patched version because none has been released yet - assume vulnerable if installed
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Confirm the plugin is activeCheck WordPress Admin > Plugins for plugin status, or query the wp_options table for option_name='active_plugins'Affected if The plugin is active and running on the site
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Identify if the deserialization code path is reachableInspect plugin PHP files for calls to unserialize() on user-supplied data - look for $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST or similar input sources passed to unserialize() without validationAffected if The plugin code contains unserialize() calls processing untrusted input from request parameters
If the wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets plugin is installed and active, the vulnerability is present until a patched version is released.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the plugin to the latest patched version once released. Until then, consider disabling the plugin or deploying a WAF rule to block deserialization attempts. Remove unused plugins/themes to reduce potential gadget chains.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-60209 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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