How should operators remediate CVE-2024-31295?

Update to 5.2.1 or newer where that release is compatible with the site.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2024-31295

Captcha by BestWebSoft <= 5.2.0 - Captcha Bypass

Q: What is CVE-2024-31295?

CVE-2024-31295 is tracked as a Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms.

Q: Which Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions up to 5.2.0.

The Captcha by BestWebSoft for WordPress is vulnerable to CAPTCHA Bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the Captcha Verification.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-31295 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms. It affects Versions up to 5.2.0 and is fixed in 5.2.1.

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Published

Apr 05, 2024

Last Updated

Apr 11, 2024

Slug

captcha-bws

Risk Profile

5.3 CVSS Score

Weakness

Guessable CAPTCHA

Vector

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

Researchers

qilin_99

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

Patched release is available

Remediation

Update to version 5.2.1, or a newer patched version

Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-31295 is tracked for the Plugin Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms as medium severity with CVSS 5.3. The affected range is Versions up to 5.2.0. Update Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms to 5.2.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type

Vulnerability

Primary Fixed Version

5.2.1

Primary Affected Range

Versions up to 5.2.0

Tracking ID

CVE-2024-31295

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d672fcb9-6607-477e-b168-546669886ea4?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	captcha-bws View on wordpress.org
CVE	CVE-2024-31295
Patched Versions	5.2.1
Affected Versions	Versions up to 5.2.0

Related CVE Cluster

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