CVE-2025-67587
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to redirect users from legitimate WordPress sites to malicious websites through the WP Gravity Forms FreshDesk Plugin. It affects WordPress sites using the gf-freshdesk plugin version 1.3.5 or earlier. Attackers can exploit this to conduct phishing campaigns by tricking users into visiting fraudulent sites.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Gravity Forms FreshDesk Plugin (gf-freshdesk)
⚠️ 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
Users are redirected to sophisticated phishing sites that steal credentials, financial information, or install malware, leading to account compromise, financial loss, or system infection.
Likely Case
Attackers create convincing phishing pages that harvest user credentials or personal information, potentially leading to account takeover or identity theft.
If Mitigated
With proper user awareness training and browser security settings, users may recognize suspicious redirects or be blocked from visiting malicious sites, reducing successful phishing attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Open redirect vulnerabilities are commonly exploited in phishing campaigns. The attack requires user interaction (clicking a malicious link).
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: >1.3.5
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WP Gravity Forms FreshDesk Plugin'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the gf-freshdesk plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate gf-freshdesk
Web server redirect blocking
linuxConfigure web server (Apache/Nginx) to block redirects to external domains from the vulnerable endpoint
# Apache: RewriteEngine On\nRewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^redirect=.*http[s]?://.*$\nRewriteRule ^.*$ - [F,L]
# Nginx: location ~* \\.php$ {\n if ($args ~* "redirect=.*http[s]?://") {\n return 403;\n }\n}
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block open redirect patterns
- Monitor for suspicious redirect patterns in web server logs and implement alerting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'WP Gravity Forms FreshDesk Plugin' version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get gf-freshdesk --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is >1.3.5 in WordPress admin panel and test redirect functionality with external URLs📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP 302 redirect responses containing external domains in Location header
- URL parameters with 'redirect=' containing external URLs in access logs
Network Indicators:
- Outbound HTTP requests from WordPress site to unexpected external domains following redirects
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (status=302 OR status=301) AND uri="*redirect=*http*"