Advanced Google reCAPTCHA <= 1.29 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited SQL Injection via 'sSearch' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via the ‘sSearch’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.29 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries, particularly when the plugin’s settings page hasn’t been visited and its welcome message has not been dismissed. This issue can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | Advanced Google reCAPTCHA | up to 1.29 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Advanced Google reCAPTCHA Vendorwebfactory Affected up to 1.29 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2074
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8rx-f843-vqgg
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/963a9b30-9194-4abc-aa69-eb333cbddef3?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-google-recaptcha/trunk/libs/ajax.php?rev=3248228#L20
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-google-recaptcha/trunk/libs/ajax.php?rev=3248228#L277
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-google-recaptcha/trunk/libs/ajax.php?rev=3248228#L401
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-google-recaptcha/trunk/libs/admin.php?rev=3248228#L106
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-google-recaptcha/trunk/libs/setup.php?rev=3248228#L636
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-google-recaptcha/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3262396/
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Sources
- CVE-2025-2074 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-2074 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8rx-f843-vqgg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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