Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA: A security weakness
Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA
- Plugin slug
login-no-captcha-recaptcha- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 16, 2022
This CVE was published Sep 16, 2022 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA 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 Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin before 1.7 doesn't check the proper IP address allowing attackers to spoof IP addresses on the allow list and bypass the need for captcha on the login screen.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N