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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-10 19:30 – Updated: 2025-05-05 16:42
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
xpeedstudio Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder Affected: * , ≤ 2.1.3 (semver)
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Credits
Muhammad Zeeshan
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