TI-2008-00188 Aliases CVE-2008-0206 GHSA-m8w5-rcrr-cc8q

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in captcha\captcha.php in the…

LOW 24CWE-79Published 2008-01-10 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in captcha\captcha.php in the Captcha! 2.5d and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) captcha_ttffolder, (2) captcha_numchars, (3) captcha_ttfrange, or (4) captcha_secret parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01854 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:captcha::::::::	up to 2.5d	Vulnerable	WordPress

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:captcha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5d Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0206
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8w5-rcrr-cc8q

References

Sources

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