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ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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CVEs
CVE-2024-8739
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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3 Nov 2026, 18:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Nov 2024, 02:03 UTC

The ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

osv:CVE-2024-8739
Complete source record
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  "id": "787108a14dc13247b950e378bc3f8415b9c2197781c7309c6f5fbd71b2018fa0",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8739",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting",
    "summary": "The ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-8739",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2024-8739",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2024-8739"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/wedevsofficial/wp-recaptcha-integration",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "6928df9f0bb76ccd185af20052edb01e63b5eb26"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wedevs:recaptcha_integration:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.2.6"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "1.2.3",
            "1.2.2",
            "v1.3.1",
            "v1.2.1",
            "v1.3.0",
            "v1.2.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-8739.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:31.027066517Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recaptcha-integration/tags/1.2.5/inc/class-wp_recaptcha_options.php#L362",
        "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recaptcha-integration/tags/1.3.0/inc/class-wp_recaptcha_options.php#L405",
        "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3176796%40wp-recaptcha-integration&new=3176796%40wp-recaptcha-integration&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=",
        "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/77476bad-e9a4-4266-b07e-b402b33cc27a?source=cve",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/8xxx/CVE-2024-8739.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8739"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-79"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "Wordfence",
        "unresolved_ranges": [
          {
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              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "last_affected": "1.2.5"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                "strategy": "StandardRange"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/8xxx/CVE-2024-8739.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2024-8739",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 498218,
  "published_at": "2024-11-02T02:03:08.194+00:00"
}