WordPress Captcha Code plugin <= 2.9 - 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
- None · Low · 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 WebFactory Ltd Captcha Code allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha Code: from n/a through 2.9.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00352 29th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| webfactory | Captcha Code | up to 2.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Captcha Code Vendorwebfactory Affected up to 2.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webfactory:captcha_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:webfactory:captcha_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-48745
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63p9-wc49-39m6
References
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Sources
- CVE-2023-48745 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-48745 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63p9-wc49-39m6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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