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VS Contact Form vulnerabilities
VS Contact Form has 1 known vulnerability in this database. The most recent published record is dated 20 Jun 2022.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 1
- Active installs
- 6,000+
- Latest version
- 19.1
- Last updated
- 15 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 20 Jun 2022
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security weakness CVE-2022-1801 | High 7.5 | Before 11.6 | Fixed in 11.6 | 20 Jun 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2022-1801, 20 Jun 2022
- 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. CVE record
What to do if you run VS Contact Form
If you run VS Contact Form, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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