# CVE-2025-8606: GSheetConnector For Gravity Forms <= 1.3.23 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Activation/Deactivation

> Attackers can trick admins into activating or deactivating plugins via CSRF, potentially disrupting site functionality or enabling further attacks.

- **Severity:** Low 2.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7h92-gq8q-gpxg

## What is CVE-2025-8606?

CVE-2025-8606 is a low-severity vulnerability in westerndeal GSheetConnector for Gravity Forms – Send Gravity Forms Entries to Google Sheets in Real-Time, published on 11 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The GSheetConnector For Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions less than, or equal to, 1.3.23. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the activate_plugin and deactivate_plugin functions. This makes it possible for attackers to trick authenticated administrators into activating or deactivating specified plugins via a forged request, such as clicking on a malicious link or visiting a compromised page.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8606?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-8606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-8606 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8606 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8606 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-8606 is a low-severity vulnerability in westerndeal GSheetConnector for Gravity Forms – Send Gravity Forms Entries to Google Sheets in Real-Time, published on 11 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8606 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: westerndeal GSheetConnector for Gravity Forms – Send Gravity Forms Entries to Google Sheets in Real-Time. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8606/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8606/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8606
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8606
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8606

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8606/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.