CVE-2022-1442

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

2022-04-23 00:00
Muhammad Zeeshan (Xib3rR4dAr)

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.1.4
Affected Plugin
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor
Affected Version
<= 2.1.3
CVSS
7.5High
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2022-1442
View all MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor vulnerabilities

At a glance

CVE-2022-1442 is a high-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the MetForm WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.1.3. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.1.4; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2022, reported by Muhammad Zeeshan (Xib3rR4dAr).

Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Reaching this weakness in MetForm <= 2.1.3 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For MetForm the fix is 2.1.4: builds <= 2.1.3 are affected, anything from 2.1.4 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.1.4, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: MetForm 2.1.4 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1442https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/04a46249-b5b2-4082-b520-cdc4a1370bb1https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1442

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