CVE-2022-1442

high-risk
Published 2022-05-10

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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74.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 25% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Wpmet

References (6)

Exploit https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/6e6c6e5fa1f8818058c7f03de1eda6bf
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2711944/metform/trunk/core/forms/ac...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/04a46249-b5b2-4082-b52...
Exploit https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/6e6c6e5fa1f8818058c7f03de1eda6bf
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2711944/metform/trunk/core/forms/ac...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/04a46249-b5b2-4082-b52...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal