CVE-2023-46210 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebCource WC Captcha plugin <= 1.4 versions.

Published: 2023-10-31

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WebCource

WC Captcha

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webcource:wc_captcha:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-50453	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebCource WC Captcha plugin <= 1.4 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00316.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wc-captcha/wordpress-wc-captcha-plugin-1-4-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Webcource Wc Captcha

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-10-31T07:38:50.902Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:46.869Z

Reserved: 2023-10-18T13:40:46.984Z

Link: CVE-2023-46210

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:37:40.125Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-31T08:15:07.803

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:30:21.850

Link: CVE-2023-46210

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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