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TI-2014-07538 Aliases CVE-2014-9283GHSA-xf39-56h9-4835

The BestWebSoft Captcha plugin before 4.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 27Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The BestWebSoft Captcha plugin before 4.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection mechanism and obtain administrative access via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02351 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 4.0.6VulnerableBestWebSoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·BestWebSoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9283
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xf39-56h9-4835

References

  • TI-2023-24545 WordPress Contact Form With Captcha plugin <= 1.6.8 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2017-01471 Cross-site scripting in BestWebSoft Captcha CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1

Sources