CVE-2025-54682 Overview
CVE-2025-54682 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability [CWE-352] affecting the CRM Perks Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets WordPress plugin. The flaw impacts all versions of wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets from an unspecified initial version through 1.2.4. An attacker can trick an authenticated user into submitting forged requests that perform actions on the vulnerable site. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as clicking a crafted link or visiting an attacker-controlled page, while an authorized session is active.
Critical Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers to alter plugin state or trigger sensitive plugin actions via forged requests, resulting in limited integrity and availability impact on affected WordPress sites.
Affected Products
- CRM Perks Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets (wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets) versions up to and including 1.2.4
- WordPress sites running the Gravity Forms integration with Google Sheets provided by this plugin
- Deployments where administrators or privileged users remain logged in while browsing external sites
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-08-14 - CVE-2025-54682 published to NVD
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-54682
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability stems from missing or inadequate CSRF protections in the Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets plugin. The plugin exposes state-changing endpoints that do not sufficiently validate the origin or authenticity of incoming requests. Attackers can craft malicious HTML or JavaScript that submits requests to these endpoints when a logged-in WordPress user visits an attacker-controlled resource.
Because the attack rides on the victim's authenticated session, the server processes the forged request as if the user intended it. The scope is limited to actions the victim's role can perform within the plugin. The vulnerability carries an EPSS score of 0.131% and a percentile of 3.041, indicating a low observed exploitation likelihood at the time of assessment.
Root Cause
The root cause is the absence of proper anti-CSRF token validation, such as WordPress nonces enforced through check_admin_referer() or wp_verify_nonce(), on request handlers that modify plugin configuration or trigger integration actions. Without server-side verification that the request originated from a legitimate plugin interface, any authenticated request bearing valid session cookies is accepted.
Attack Vector
An attacker hosts a malicious page containing an auto-submitting form or fetch request targeting a vulnerable plugin endpoint. When an authenticated WordPress user with sufficient privileges loads that page, the browser sends the forged request with the user's session cookies. The plugin processes the request, allowing the attacker to modify plugin behavior, alter Google Sheets integration settings, or invoke sensitive actions without the user's knowledge.
No verified public exploit code is available for this vulnerability. See the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for advisory details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-54682
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected modifications to Google Sheets connector settings or credentials in the plugin configuration.
- HTTP POST requests to plugin admin endpoints with Referer headers pointing to external domains.
- Unauthorized changes to Gravity Forms feed mappings or spreadsheet targets.
- Administrator activity logs showing configuration changes outside normal working windows.
Detection Strategies
- Review web server access logs for POST requests to wp-admin/admin.php or admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific parameters that lack a matching Referer from the same site.
- Enable WordPress audit logging to capture option and post meta changes tied to the wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets plugin.
- Correlate authenticated user sessions with off-hours or externally referred configuration changes.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Alert on modifications to plugin options containing OAuth tokens or spreadsheet identifiers.
- Monitor for administrator accounts performing sensitive actions immediately after visiting external URLs.
- Track outbound API calls to Google Sheets endpoints for anomalous frequency or destinations.
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-54682
Immediate Actions Required
- Update the Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets plugin to a version newer than 1.2.4 as soon as the vendor releases a fix.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks and require re-authentication for sensitive plugin actions.
- Instruct administrators to log out of WordPress before browsing untrusted sites.
Patch Information
At the time of publication, the vulnerability affects versions up to and including 1.2.4. Consult the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for the latest fixed version guidance from CRM Perks.
Workarounds
- Deactivate the wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets plugin until a patched version is installed.
- Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule that enforces same-origin Referer and Origin header checks on plugin admin endpoints.
- Use browser session isolation or dedicated administrative browsers to reduce exposure to CSRF payloads.
- Enforce short WordPress session lifetimes and require reauthentication for administrative actions.
# Example WAF rule concept: block cross-origin POSTs to plugin endpoints
# ModSecurity-style pseudo-rule
SecRule REQUEST_METHOD "@streq POST" \
"chain,deny,status:403,id:1005482,msg:'Block cross-origin POST to gravity-forms-spreadsheets'"
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@rx /wp-admin/(admin\.php|admin-ajax\.php)" "chain"
SecRule REQUEST_HEADERS:Referer "!@beginsWith https://your-site.example.com"
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