Description

WordPress Plugin Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA) by BestWebSoft is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently login into administrative interface without authentication. WordPress Plugin Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA) by BestWebSoft version 1.12 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.13 or latest

References

http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000030.html

https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-captcha/changelog/

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2015-0890 CWE-254 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass