CVE-2024-9375 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress Captcha Plugin by Captcha Bank, affecting all versions up to and including 4.0.36. This flaw stems from improper escaping of URLs when using add_query_arg, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:techbanker:captcha_bank:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.