Very Simple Contact Form Plugin up to 11.5 on WordPress Hidden Input Field improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Very Simple Contact Form Plugin up to 11.5 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function of the component Hidden Input Field Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-1801. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Very Simple Contact Form Plugin up to 11.5 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Hidden Input Field Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Very Simple Contact Form WordPress plugin before 11.6 exposes the solution to the captcha in the rendered contact form, both as hidden input fields and as plain text in the page, making it very easy for bots to bypass the captcha check, rendering the page a likely target for spam bots.

The weakness was disclosed 06/20/2022. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-1801 since 05/19/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 11.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Very Simple Contact Form Plugin 11.6

Timelineinfo

05/19/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202397

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2022 15:08
Changes: 06/20/2022 15:08 (41)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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