CVE-2025-60080
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through PHP object injection by exploiting unsafe deserialization in the PDF for Gravity Forms WordPress plugin. It affects all WordPress sites using this plugin version 6.3.0 or earlier. Attackers can potentially take over affected websites.
💻 Affected Systems
- PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder
⚠️ 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
Remote code execution leading to complete website compromise, data theft, malware installation, and server takeover.
Likely Case
Website defacement, data exfiltration, backdoor installation, and privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and output encoding are implemented, though deserialization vulnerabilities remain dangerous.
🎯 Exploit Status
Deserialization vulnerabilities are frequently weaponized. The CWE-502 pattern is well-understood by attackers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: > 6.3.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find 'PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder'. 4. Update to latest version. 5. Verify update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate pdf-for-gravity-forms
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall to block requests to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all user inputs
- Deploy web application firewall with deserialization attack detection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > PDF for Gravity Forms version. If version is 6.3.0 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get pdf-for-gravity-forms --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 6.3.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints
- PHP errors related to unserialize()
- Unexpected file uploads or modifications
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing serialized PHP objects
- Traffic to known exploit patterns for CWE-502
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="*pdf-for-gravity-forms*" OR user_agent="*serialize*" OR post_data="*O:*")