vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: very-simple-contact-form: CVE-2022-1801: Guessable CAPTCHA
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 22, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 22, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The plugin Very Simple Contact Form in versions up to and including 11.4 uses a captcha that can be bypassed by bots. Version 11.5 removes the captcha code leaving the contact form vulnerable.
Solution
very-simple-contact-form-plugin-cve-2022-1801
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1801
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25a8b9c9-da25-48b9-ada1-ca8a5941b2c2?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-25080
- CVE-2022-1801
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-1801
- CWE-804
- CWE-287
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-25080
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