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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | Kcaptcha <= 1.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-352 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2026-04-22T07:45:40.047Z
Updated: 2026-04-22T07:45:40.047Z
Reserved: 2026-03-13T13:31:45.845Z
Link: CVE-2026-4121
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-04-22T09:16:23.490
Modified: 2026-04-22T20:22:50.570
Link: CVE-2026-4121
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