CVE-2022-1801 Very Simple Contact Form < 11.6 - Captcha bypass
Attackers can bypass captcha protection in the Very Simple Contact Form plugin by reading exposed solutions, facilitating spam submission.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1801?
CVE-2022-1801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Very Simple Contact Form, published on 20 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1801?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Very Simple Contact Form Project Very Simple Contact Form.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1801?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1801 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1801 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c8xc-gc49-4vf2.