How severe is CVE-2025-8593?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-8593 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Westerndeal Gsheetconnector For Gravity Forms – Send Entries To Google Sheets In Real-Time

CVE-2025-8593

The GSheetConnector For Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions less than, or equal to, 1.3.27. This is due to a missing capability check on the 'install_plugin' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above to install plugins on the target site and potentially achieve arbitrary code execution on the server under certain conditions.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Westerndeal Gsheetconnector For Gravity Forms – Send Entries To Google Sheets In Real-time — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8593?: CVE-2025-8593 is a high-severity vulnerability in Westerndeal Gsheetconnector For Gravity Forms – Send Entries To Google Sheets In Real-Time, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-8593?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-8593 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.