CVE-2024-9375

WordPress Captcha Plugin by Captcha Bank <= 4.0.36 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published Oct 4, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WordPress Captcha Plugin by Captcha Bank 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, 4.0.36. 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49893 The WordPress Captcha Plugin by Captcha Bank 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, 4.0.36. 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tech-banker
Tech-banker captcha Bank
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:techbanker:captcha_bank:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* cpe:2.3:a:tech-banker:captcha_bank:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Techbanker
Techbanker captcha Bank
Tech-banker
Tech-banker captcha Bank
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Techbanker
Techbanker captcha Bank
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:techbanker:captcha_bank:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Techbanker
Techbanker captcha Bank
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WordPress Captcha Plugin by Captcha Bank 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, 4.0.36. 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.
Title WordPress Captcha Plugin by Captcha Bank <= 4.0.36 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:18 PM
Reserved
Sep 30, 2024, 8:45 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 4, 2024, 5:15 AM
Modified
Oct 16, 2026, 8:31 PM