PS PHPCaptcha <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated Denial of Service

Improper Input Validation
CVE CVE-2019-7412
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published February 16, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Metamorfosec
Description

The PS PHPCaptcha pluginfor WordPress is vulnerable to Denial of Service in versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This is due to improper sanitization of user inputted values. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to slow and or completely freeze the vulnerable service.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ps-phpcaptcha (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.0
Patched Version
  • 1.2.0
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