CVE-2026-4121 json
Kcaptcha <= 1.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
published 6mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-24664
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Kcaptcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to and including 1.0.1. This is due to missing nonce validation in the plugin's settings page handler (admin/setting.php). The settings form does not include a wp_nonce_field() and the form processing code does not call wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() before saving settings to the database via $wpdb->update(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's CAPTCHA settings (enabling or disabling CAPTCHA on login, registration, lost password, and comment forms) via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking a link.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- ksolves Kcaptcha
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a6c1c73b-76e3-4cb9-ad53-9d5d4e7519c9?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kcaptcha/trunk/admin/setting.php#L12
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kcaptcha/tags/1.0.1/admin/setting.php#L12
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kcaptcha/trunk/admin/setting.php#L30
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kcaptcha/tags/1.0.1/admin/setting.php#L30
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kcaptcha/trunk/admin/setting.php#L47
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kcaptcha/tags/1.0.1/admin/setting.php#L47
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-4121
- NVD CVE-2026-4121
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