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TI-2025-13688 Aliases CVE-2025-15005GHSA-7v96-f75p-x544

CouchCMS reCAPTCHA config.example.php hard-coded key

Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-320Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.

Summary

A security flaw has been discovered in CouchCMS up to 2.4. Affected is an unknown function of the file couch/config.example.php of the component reCAPTCHA Handler. The manipulation of the argument K_RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY/K_RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY results in use of hard-coded cryptographic key . It is possible to launch the attack remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00462 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—CouchCMS2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4—No fix listedCNA
  • CouchCMS Vendor— Affected 2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:couchcms:couchcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.4VulnerableCouchCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:couchcms:couchcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4 Vulnerable ·CouchCMS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15005
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7v96-f75p-x544

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2026-23173 CouchCMS Privilege Escalation via f_k_levels_list Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2023-22047 An open redirect vulnerability in the sanitize_url() parameter of CouchCMS v2.3 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2025-41101 ** Disputed ** An Information Disclosure vulnerability in CouchCMS 2.4 allow an Admin… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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