Gravity Forms Plugin up to 2.10.4 on WordPress gform_uploaded_files path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Gravity Forms Plugin up to 2.10.4. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument gform_uploaded_files leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-12997. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Gravity Forms Plugin up to 2.10.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument gform_uploaded_files with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.4 via the 'gform_uploaded_files' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Exploitation requires the targeted form to not enforce login (so publicly accessible), which allows the unauthenticated attacker to reach the process_send_resume_link endpoint and supply an arbitrary recipient email address to receive the traversal-retrieved file as a notification attachment.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-12997 since 06/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/15/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Gravity Forms Plugin

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• 2.10.0
• 2.10.1
• 2.10.2
• 2.10.3
• 2.10.4

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