CVE-2023-44235

WordPress WP Captcha plugin <= 2.0.0 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Devnath verma WP Captcha allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects WP Captcha: from n/a through 2.0.0.

La vulnerabilidad de restricción inadecuada de intentos de autenticación excesivos en Devnath verma WP Captcha permite la omisión de funcionalidad. Este problema afecta a WP Captcha: desde n/a hasta 2.0.0.

The WP Captcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CAPTCHA Bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the Captcha Verification.

*Credits: qilin_99 (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-27 CVE Reserved
2023-09-29 CVE Published
2024-06-04 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CWE-804: Guessable CAPTCHA

CAPEC

CAPEC-554: Functionality Bypass

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-captcha/wordpress-wp-captcha-plugin-2-0-0-captcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wp Captcha Search vendor "Wp Captcha"		Wp Captcha Search vendor "Wp Captcha" for product "Wp Captcha"				>= 0.0.0 <= 2.0.0 Search vendor "Wp Captcha" for product "Wp Captcha" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 2.0.0"		en		Affected