Ibtana - WordPress Website Builder <= 1.2.3.3 - Unauthenticated reCAPTCHA Settings Update
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-862.
Summary
The Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ibtana_visual_editor_register_ajax_json_endpont' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update option values for reCAPTCHA keys on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to bypass reCAPTCHA on the site. CVE-2024-37123 is likely a duplicate of this issue.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5541
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pc3x-4p88-jhh7
References
More vowelweb Ibtana vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04272 Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder < 1.1.8.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-07678 Cross-site scripting in vowelweb Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2023-06114 Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2021-07292 Ibtana < 1.1.4.9 - Subscriber+ Settings Update to Stored XSS CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-5541 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5541 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pc3x-4p88-jhh7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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