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CVE-2024-31295 (GCVE-0-2024-31295)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-17 08:19 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:09
VLAI
Title
WordPress Captcha by BestWebSoft plugin <= 5.2.0 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability
Summary
Guessable CAPTCHA vulnerability in BestWebSoft Captcha by BestWebSoft allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha by BestWebSoft: from n/a through 5.2.0.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-22 17:20 UTC
CWE
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
BestWebSoft Captcha by BestWebSoft Affected: n/a , ≤ 5.2.0 (custom)
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