CVE-2023-28782
WordPress Gravity Forms Plugin <= 2.7.3 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 47th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Rocketgenius Inc. Gravity Forms.This issue affects Gravity Forms: from n/a through 2.7.3.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 47th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
7 events over 918 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Nuclei check added
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Scored 8.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gravityforms/wordpress-gravity-forms-plugin-2-7-3-unauthenticated-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- securityonline.info/cve-2023-28782-php-object-injection-flaw-in-wordpress-gravity-forms-plugin-with-1-million-active-installations/&
- bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-plugin-gravity-forms-vulnerable-to-php-object-injection/&
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