Security Vulnerability with Gravity Forms Interaction in Relation to Login Page

  • Resolved dwint8

    (@dwint8)


    7 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello WordPress Plugin Support,

    I am writing to bring attention to a security vulnerability that I’ve encountered regarding the interaction between Gravity Forms and certain security plugins, particularly in relation to the concealment of the login page URL.

    I recently came across an article (link to the article) that highlighted how Gravity Forms interactions can potentially bypass security measures implemented by popular security plugins, leading to the exposure of the hidden login page URL.

    The issue arises when a request is made to the Gravity Forms endpoint with a random string appended to the gf_page parameter. Despite configuring security plugins to hide or customize the login page URL, it was observed that these plugins failed to effectively handle this interaction, thereby revealing the hidden login page URL.

    I believe this is a critical security concern as it could allow unauthorized access to the WordPress admin area, circumventing the security measures put in place to protect the site from brute force attacks and other malicious activities.

    As a WordPress user/administrator, I am concerned about the implications of this vulnerability and its potential impact on the security of WordPress sites using Gravity Forms and security plugins.

    I would like to request the attention of plugin developers and the WordPress community to address this issue and ensure that security plugins are equipped to properly handle interactions with Gravity Forms, thereby enhancing the overall security of WordPress installations.

    Any insights, solutions, or recommendations on how to mitigate this vulnerability would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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  • Plugin Support MaximeWPS

    (@seinomedia)

    Hello,

    Thanks for usigin WPS Hide Login.

    I’m going to share this point with the dev team.

    Have you contacted Gravity Forms about that ? It would be simpler to fix that from their code rather than many other plugins…

    Thread Starter dwint8

    (@dwint8)

    Hello,

    Thank you for your prompt response and for sharing this with the development team.

    Yes, I have indeed reached out to Gravity Forms and am currently awaiting a response on their end as well. I felt it best to reach out to both Gravity Forms as well as support for the security plugin in question.

    I appreciate your attention to this matter and eagerly await the results from both teams.

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