PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Gravityforms safe?
Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Gravityforms WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
Plugin details
- Slug:
gravityforms
Known vulnerabilities
- CVE-2020-13764 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.4.9 (CWE-200) · High
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.0.7
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.9.16
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.9.7
- CVE-2015-2260 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] >= 1.8 - <= 1.9.3.5
+ 28 more known vulnerabilities
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.8.20
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.0.7
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.9.16
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.9.7
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.9.3.6
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.8.20
- CVE-2023-28782 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.7.4 (Insecure Deserialization) · High
- CVE-2023-2701 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.7.5 (XSS) · Medium
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.9.3.6
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.9.7
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.9.16
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 1.8.20
- Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.0.7
- CVE-2024-13377 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.9.2 (XSS) · High
- CVE-2024-13378 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.9.2 (XSS) · Medium
- CVE-2025-12352 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.9.21 (Unrestricted File Upload) · Critical
- CVE-2025-12974 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.9.22 (Unrestricted File Upload) · High
- CVE-2025-13407 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.9.23.1 (Unrestricted File Upload) · Medium
- CVE-2026-4394 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.9.31 · Medium
- CVE-2026-4406 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.9.31 · Medium
- CVE-2026-3492 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.9.29
- CVE-2026-5111 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.10.1 (XSS) · High
- CVE-2026-5110 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.10.1 (XSS) · High
- CVE-2026-5113 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.10.1 (XSS) · High
- CVE-2026-5112 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.10.1 (XSS) · High
- CVE-2026-5109 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.10.1 (XSS) · High
- CVE-2026-48866 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.10.1 (Path Traversal) · Critical
- CVE-2026-12997 — Gravity Forms [gravityforms] < 2.10.5 (Path Traversal) · High
Vulnerabilities are matched against the exact installed version when it's known. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest release.
Safer / more established alternatives
- Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) — 2000000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
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- Advanced Custom Fields: Extended — 100000+ active installs — max PHP <8.0
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