CVE-2025-47454: WP Gravity Forms Dynamics CRM Open Redirect

CVE-2025-47454 Overview

CVE-2025-47454 is an open redirect vulnerability in the CRM Perks WP Gravity Forms Dynamics CRM plugin (gf-dynamics-crm) for WordPress. The flaw affects all versions up to and including 1.1.4. Attackers can craft URLs that appear to originate from a trusted WordPress site but redirect users to attacker-controlled domains. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site and enables phishing campaigns against site visitors. Exploitation requires user interaction, typically clicking a manipulated link, but no authentication is required from the attacker.

Critical Impact
Attackers can weaponize legitimate WordPress domains to redirect victims to phishing pages, credential harvesters, or malware delivery sites while leveraging the trust of the host domain.

Affected Products

CRM Perks WP Gravity Forms Dynamics CRM plugin (gf-dynamics-crm)
Versions from n/a through 1.1.4 (inclusive)
WordPress installations with the vulnerable plugin activated

Discovery Timeline

2025-05-07 - CVE-2025-47454 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-47454

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability stems from improper validation of user-supplied URL parameters used in redirect operations within the WP Gravity Forms Dynamics CRM plugin. The plugin accepts a destination URL from request input and issues an HTTP redirect without verifying that the target belongs to an allow-listed domain. Because the redirect occurs on a trusted WordPress origin, security tooling and end users treat the initial link as legitimate. The scope change reflected in the vulnerability metadata indicates the impact extends beyond the vulnerable component to the browser session and downstream trust decisions. The Exploit Prediction Scoring System places this issue in a moderate exploitation likelihood band given the low technical barrier.

Root Cause

The plugin fails to enforce a strict allow-list of redirect destinations. Input passed to redirect handling functions is not validated against the site's own host or a set of approved external domains. Any attacker who can craft a URL to the vulnerable endpoint controls the final landing page. This pattern is a textbook instance of CWE-601.

Attack Vector

An attacker constructs a URL pointing to the vulnerable plugin endpoint on a legitimate WordPress site running gf-dynamics-crm version 1.1.4 or earlier. The URL embeds an attacker-controlled destination in a redirect parameter. The attacker distributes this link through email, social media, or malicious advertising. Victims see the trusted WordPress domain and click through. The vulnerable endpoint issues an HTTP 3xx response that lands the victim on a phishing page or exploit kit. Because the referring URL matches a trusted brand, secure email gateways and URL reputation engines are more likely to allow the initial link. See the Patchstack advisory for the vendor-verified disclosure record.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-47454

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP requests to plugin endpoints containing redirect parameters with external URLs in the query string
Web server access logs showing 3xx responses from gf-dynamics-crm handlers pointing to non-local hostnames
Spike in outbound clicks from WordPress pages to unfamiliar domains
User reports of phishing emails using links to the affected WordPress site

Detection Strategies

Inspect WordPress access logs for query parameters containing fully qualified URLs, protocol-relative URLs, or encoded schemes such as %2F%2F
Deploy web application firewall rules that flag redirect parameters resolving to hosts outside the site's own domain
Correlate referer headers in downstream security telemetry with clicks originating from the affected plugin path

Monitoring Recommendations

Alert on any HTTP 302 or 301 responses from the plugin that reference external domains in the Location header
Track user click patterns leaving the WordPress site through plugin endpoints and baseline normal versus anomalous destinations
Monitor threat intelligence feeds for phishing campaigns abusing the affected WordPress domain

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-47454

Immediate Actions Required

Identify all WordPress installations running the gf-dynamics-crm plugin and confirm the installed version
Deactivate the plugin on any site running version 1.1.4 or earlier until an updated release is applied
Deploy a web application firewall rule to reject redirect parameters that reference external hosts on plugin endpoints
Notify users of active phishing risk if the site has already been referenced in suspicious campaigns

Patch Information

No fixed version is documented in the NVD entry at the time of publication. Administrators should monitor the Patchstack advisory and the WordPress plugin repository for a release above 1.1.4 that addresses the redirect validation flaw.

Workarounds

Remove or disable the gf-dynamics-crm plugin until a patched version is available
Add server-level rewrite rules that strip external URL values from redirect parameters targeting the plugin
Enforce Content Security Policy directives that limit navigation targets from the affected pages
Educate users and support staff to verify final destination URLs after clicking links to the affected site

bash

# Example nginx rule to block external redirect targets on the vulnerable plugin path
location ~* /wp-content/plugins/gf-dynamics-crm/ {
    if ($arg_redirect_to ~* "^https?://(?!yoursite\.com)") {
        return 403;
    }
    if ($arg_url ~* "^https?://(?!yoursite\.com)") {
        return 403;
    }
}