WordPress WP Forms Puzzle Captcha plugin <= 4.1 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability
Priority LOW 30CWE-307Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Nitin Rathod WP Forms Puzzle Captcha allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects WP Forms Puzzle Captcha: from n/a through 4.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitin Rathod | WP Forms Puzzle Captcha | up to 4.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Forms Puzzle Captcha VendorNitin Rathod Affected up to 4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nitinrathod:wp_forms_puzzle_captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | — | — | Nitin Rathod |
- cpe:2.3:a:nitinrathod:wp_forms_puzzle_captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions — — ·Nitin Rathod
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-48276
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-883x-q3f8-x956
References
More Nitin Rathod vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24058 WordPress WP Forms Puzzle Captcha Plugin <= 4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-26141 WordPress WP Forms Puzzle Captcha Plugin <= 4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-48276 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-48276 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-883x-q3f8-x956 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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