CVE-2026-4121 (GCVE-0-2026-4121)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-22 07:45 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:45
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Title
Kcaptcha <= 1.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Summary
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.
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ksolves Kcaptcha Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.0.1 (semver)
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Credits
Muhammad Afnaan
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