Is CVE-2022-1442 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-1442 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-1442?

CVE-2022-1442 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-1442?

CVE-2022-1442 has an EPSS score of 9.11% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1442?

Upgrade metform elementor contact form builder to 2.1.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-1442

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Metform WordPress plugin is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure due to improper access control in the ~/core/forms/action.php file which can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to view all API keys and secrets of integrated third-party APIs like that of PayPal, Stripe, Mailchimp, Hubspot, HelpScout, reCAPTCHA and many more, in versions up to and including 2.1.3.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

metform elementor contact form builderNVD

Affected:< 2.1.4Fixed in:2.1.4CVE-2022-1442derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

9.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Exploit1

gist.github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.