Easy Captcha <= 1.0 - Missing Authorization via easy_captcha_update_settings

Missing Authorization

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVE	CVE-2023-33324
CVSS	High (7.5)
Publicly Published	May 22, 2023
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Skalucy

Description

The Easy Captcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the easy_captcha_update_settings AJAX function in versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	easy-captcha (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.0
Patched Version

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