High severity · published May 10, 2022
CVE-2022-1442
Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder <= 2.1.3 - Sensitive Information Disclosure
7.5
CVSS
8.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.8% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MC
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor · roxnor
through 2.1.3 · source: vendor
ME
Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder · Wpmet
before 2.1.4 · source: NVD
Affected product
MC
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor
roxnor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1442
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1442
Exploit
https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/6e6c6e5fa1f8818058c7f03de1eda6bf
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2711944/metform/trunk/core/forms/action.php
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/04a46249-b5b2-4082-b520-cdc4a1370bb1?source=cve
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