Kcaptcha <= 1.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Published Apr 22, 2026
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.20%
Description
The Kcaptcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to and including 1.0.1. This is due to missing nonce validation in the plugin's settings page handler (admin/setting.php). The settings form does not include a wp_nonce_field() and the form processing code does not call wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() before saving settings to the database via $wpdb->update(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's CAPTCHA settings (enabling or disabling CAPTCHA on login, registration, lost password, and comment forms) via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking a link.
Affected products
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<=1.0.1
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Remediation
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References (8)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-24664 Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kcaptcha/tags/1.0.1/admin/setting.php#L12
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kcaptcha/tags/1.0.1/admin/setting.php#L30
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kcaptcha/tags/1.0.1/admin/setting.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kcaptcha/trunk/admin/setting.php#L12
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kcaptcha/trunk/admin/setting.php#L30
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kcaptcha/trunk/admin/setting.php#L47
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a6c1c73b-76e3-4cb9-ad53-9d5d4e7519c9?source=cve
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