Auth bypass in Very_simple_contact_form_project Very_simple_contact_form

CVE-2022-1801

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…

EPSS: 0.012 (64.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1801?
CVE-2022-1801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Very_simple_contact_form_project Very_simple_contact_form, classified under CWE-804. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-1801?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1801 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.