CVE-2026-16145

Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA <= 5.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'action' Parameter

Published Aug 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'action' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The stored payload is written by any unauthenticated admin-ajax.php request whose action value matches an entry in the plugin's explicit-actions list, which is auto-populated for common form builders at activation and requires no authentication gate to reach the save path.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Matthiasnordwig
Matthiasnordwig invisible Anti-spam & Captcha — Recaptcha Alternative For All Forms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Matthiasnordwig
Matthiasnordwig invisible Anti-spam & Captcha — Recaptcha Alternative For All Forms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'action' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The stored payload is written by any unauthenticated admin-ajax.php request whose action value matches an entry in the plugin's explicit-actions list, which is auto-populated for common form builders at activation and requires no authentication gate to reach the save path.
Title Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA <= 5.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'action' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Aug 18, 2026, 7:38 PM
Reserved
Jul 17, 2026, 5:46 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 15, 2026, 4:18 AM
Modified
Aug 20, 2026, 12:48 PM