CVE-2022-1442 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.74862.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wpmet Subscribe	Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpmet:metform_elementor_contact_form_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/6e6c6e5fa1f8818058c7f03de1eda6bf
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2711944/metform/trunk/core/forms/action.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/04a46249-b5b2-4082-b520-cdc4a1370bb1?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder <= 2.1.3 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

Mon, 05 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2022-05-10T19:30:12.000Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:33:14.530Z

Reserved: 2022-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-1442

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:03:06.252Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-10T20:15:08.473

Modified: 2026-04-08T17:16:42.890

Link: CVE-2022-1442

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-862

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