CVE-2022-1801
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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- very simple contact form project very simple contact form< 11.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:very_simple_contact_form_project:very_simple_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-1801/cnnvd
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a5c97809-2ffc-4efb-8c80-1b734361cd06cnnvd
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a5c97809-2ffc-4efb-8c80-1b734361cd06enisa_euvd
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a5c97809-2ffc-4efb-8c80-1b734361cd06ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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