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GSD-2022-1442

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:19

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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.

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CVE-2022-1442

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CVE-2022-1442

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CVE-2022-1442 (GCVE-0-2022-1442)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-10 19:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:33

Title

Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder <= 2.1.3 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

Summary

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:17 UTC

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2375 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2711…
https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/6e6c6e5fa1f881…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
roxnor	MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.1.3 (semver)

Credits

Muhammad Zeeshan

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