Conditional CAPTCHA: An open redirect
Conditional CAPTCHA is affected by an open redirect. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted link can redirect visitors from the trusted site to an attacker-controlled destination.
- Component
- Conditional CAPTCHA
- Plugin slug
conditional-captcha- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 22, 2026
This CVE was published Feb 22, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Conditional CAPTCHA to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Conditional CAPTCHA WordPress plugin through 4.0.0 does not validate a parameter before redirecting the user to its value, leading to an Open Redirect issue
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N