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FKIE_CVE-2024-3940

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-05-14 15:42 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:45
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The reCAPTCHA Jetpack WordPress plugin through 0.2.2 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb0245e5-8e94-4f11-9003-d6208945056c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb0245e5-8e94-4f11-9003-d6208945056c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
bozdoz recaptcha_jetpack *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T07:45:31.273",
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