CVE-2024-8739

MEDIUM

ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress <= 1.2.5 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via add_query_arg

Title source: llm

Description

The ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recaptcha-integration/tags/1.2.5/inc/class-wp_recaptcha_options.php#L362

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recaptcha-integration/tags/1.3.0/inc/class-wp_recaptcha_options.php#L405

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3176796%40wp-recaptcha-integration&new=3176796%40wp-recaptcha-integration&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/77476bad-e9a4-4266-b07e-b402b33cc27a?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0042

EPSS Percentile 33.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Products (2)

wedevs/ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress < 1.2.5

wedevs/recaptcha_integration < 1.2.6

Published Nov 02, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026