CVE-2023-44235 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-44235: WordPress WP Captcha plugin <= 2.0.0 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability

Vendor Devnath Verma

Product WP Captcha

Weakness CWE-307 · Brute force

Published June 4, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Captcha through version 2.0.0 contains a weak authentication mechanism that allows attackers to bypass CAPTCHA verification without user interaction. An attacker on the network can read sensitive information or bypass security controls by exploiting insufficient rate limiting or token validation. This affects any WordPress site using the plugin for form protection.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Bypass CAPTCHA verification and read sensitive information without solving the challenge.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Forms protected by this plugin can be submitted without solving the CAPTCHA, enabling spam, automated attacks, and unauthorized data access.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 4, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44235 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/307.html AskarLabs — CWE-307 write-up Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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