Description
The MTCaptcha WordPress Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin settings, including sensitive values like the private key, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Published: 2026-01-07
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mtcaptcha
Mtcaptcha wordpress Plugin
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Mtcaptcha
Mtcaptcha wordpress Plugin
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The MTCaptcha WordPress Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin settings, including sensitive values like the private key, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title MTCaptcha WordPress Plugin <= 2.7.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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Mtcaptcha Wordpress Plugin
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:30:40.727Z

Reserved: 2025-11-21T19:13:18.990Z

Link: CVE-2025-13520

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-07T14:46:56.180Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-07T12:16:48.623

Modified: 2026-01-08T18:08:54.147

Link: CVE-2025-13520

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-08T09:49:34Z

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