CVE-2023-44236

WordPress WP Captcha Plugin <= 2.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Devnath verma WP Captcha plugin <= 2.0.0 versions.

Vulnerabilidad de Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) en el complemento Devnath verma WP Captcha en versiones <= 2.0.0.

The WP Captcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the c4wp_settings_validate function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Devnath verma WP Captcha plugin <= 2.0.0 versions.

*Credits: qilin_99 (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-27 CVE Reserved
2023-09-29 CVE Published
2024-09-19 CVE Updated
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CAPEC

CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-captcha/wordpress-wp-captcha-plugin-2-0-0-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

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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
Devnath Verma Search vendor "Devnath Verma"		Wp Captcha Search vendor "Devnath Verma" for product "Wp Captcha"				<= 2.0.0 Search vendor "Devnath Verma" for product "Wp Captcha" and version " <= 2.0.0"		wordpress		Affected