CVE-2023-48745 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in WebFactory Ltd Captcha Code allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha Code: from n/a through 2.9.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00114.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-52778	Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in WebFactory Ltd Captcha Code allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha Code: from n/a through 2.9.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 3.0 or a higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/captcha-code-authentication/wordpress-captcha-code-plugin-2-8-captcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00076}`	epss `{'score': 0.00112}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-06-04T10:41:59.198Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:37:54.908Z

Reserved: 2023-11-18T22:09:33.698Z

Link: CVE-2023-48745

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:37:54.908Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-04T11:15:50.123

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:32:21.953

Link: CVE-2023-48745

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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