Captcha <= 3.8.1 - Captcha Bypass

2014-08-01 00:00

cervoise

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.8.2

Affected PluginCaptcha

Affected Version<= 3.8.1

CVSS5.3Medium

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Captcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to captcha bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.8.1.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.8.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-804 (Guessable CAPTCHA) The product uses a CAPTCHA challenge, but the challenge can be guessed or automatically recognized by a non-human actor.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a3c5d4ed-7a17-4158-b039-322f729dbdde

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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