CVE-2014-5190 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting version 2.7.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO parameter in the captcha-secureimage/test/index.php file. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring medium attack complexity and primarily impacting integrity (data manipulation) without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:si_captcha_anti-spam_project:si_captcha_anti-spam:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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