Vulnerability in Advanced Google reCAPTCHA Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-12034

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Advanced Google Recaptcha
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 December 2024

Summary

The Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin for WordPress is prone to a security flaw that allows unauthenticated users to unblock their IP addresses after being temporarily locked out due to multiple failed login attempts. This occurs because the plugin fails to implement a strong, unique key for the unblock requests, posing a significant risk to the integrity of the website's security measures. As a result, attackers might exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and gain repeated access to protected areas of the site.

Affected Version(s)

Advanced Google reCAPTCHA * <= 1.25

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Max Boll
.