CVE-2022-1442
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CVSS Score
V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 85.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
The Metform WordPress plugin is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure due to improper access control in the ~/core/forms/action.php file which can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to view all API keys and secrets of integrated third-party APIs like that of PayPal, Stripe, Mailchimp, Hubspot, HelpScout, reCAPTCHA and many more, in versions up to and including 2.1.3.
Available Exploits
WordPress Metform <=2.1.3 - Information Disclosure
WordPress Metform plugin through 2.1.3 is susceptible to information disclosure due to improper access control in the ~/core/forms/action.php file. An attacker can view all API keys and secrets of integrated third-party APIs such as that of PayPal, Stripe, Mailchimp, Hubspot, HelpScout, reCAPTCHA and many more.
References:
- https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/6e6c6e5fa1f8818058c7f03de1eda6bf
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f3fcdd4-9ddc-45d5-a4af-e58634813c2b
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/metform/advanced/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1442
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2711944/metform/trunk/core/forms/action.php
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WordPress Vulnerability
Identified and analyzed by Wordfence
Software Type
Patch Status
Published
Software Details
Software Name
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor
Software Slug
metform
Affected Versions
Patched Versions
Remediation
Update to version 2.1.4, or a newer patched version
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Advisory Details
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CVSS Score
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 11, 2022, Modified: May 19, 2022