CVE-2025-31551
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Salesmate Add-On for Gravity Forms WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites using this plugin from any version up to 2.0.3. Successful exploitation could lead to data theft, modification, or deletion.
💻 Affected Systems
- Salesmate Add-On for Gravity Forms WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including sensitive data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and modification, potentially exposing customer information, form submissions, and WordPress user credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database user privilege restrictions in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and tooling exists for automated exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.0.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Salesmate Add-On for Gravity Forms'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin immediately
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Salesmate Add-On for Gravity Forms plugin
wp plugin deactivate gf-salesmate-add-on
Web Application Firewall rule
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting Gravity Forms endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately disable or remove the Salesmate Add-On for Gravity Forms plugin
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Salesmate Add-On for Gravity Forms' version 2.0.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get gf-salesmate-add-on --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.0.4 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries in WordPress or database logs
- Multiple failed SQL syntax attempts in web server logs
- Unexpected database errors in application logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL injection payloads to Gravity Forms endpoints
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (uri="*gravityforms*" OR uri="*salesmate*") AND (query="*UNION*" OR query="*SELECT*" OR query="*INSERT*" OR query="*DELETE*")