CVE-2024-3940 | BDVDB-2026-235166 Detail

reCAPTCHA Jetpack

Description#

The reCAPTCHA Jetpack WordPress plugin through 0.2.2 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb0245e5-8e94-4f11-9003-d6208945056c/

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb0245e5-8e94-4f11-9003-d6208945056c/

History#

Version 12024-05-10Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-03-24Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-05-10
Last modified: 2025-03-24

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: reCAPTCHA Jetpack

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 32.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Request Forgery

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= 0.2.2
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).