CVE-2025-23840

WordPress WP-NOTCAPTCHA Plugin <= 1.3.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Feb 17, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in webjema WP-NOTCAPTCHA wp-notcaptcha allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP-NOTCAPTCHA: from n/a through <= 1.3.1.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The WP‑NOTCAPTCHA WordPress plugin contains an improper neutralization of input during web page generation that permits reflected cross-site scripting. An attacker can supply crafted input that is echoed back into the page without proper escaping, allowing arbitrary script code to execute in the victim’s browser.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that have the webjema WP‑NOTCAPTCHA plugin installed in version 1.3.1 or earlier are affected. No additional product or version ranges are specified.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 classifies this flaw as high severity. The EPSS score of less than 1 % and absence from CISA’s KEV catalog indicate that large‑scale exploitation is unlikely at present. The vulnerability involves reflected user input; an attacker can exploit it by directing a victim to a URL containing malicious payloads processed by the plugin, resulting in script execution within the victim’s browser.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade WP‑NOTCAPTCHA to a version newer than 1.3.1 to remove the vulnerable code path.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, uninstall or deactivate the WP‑NOTCAPTCHA plugin to prevent the issue from being triggered.
  • Apply web application firewall rules or input validation to reject or encode any requests that target the vulnerable plugin parameters, ensuring that injected payloads are sanitized before rendering.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 11:14 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-4876 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in webjema WP-NOTCAPTCHA allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP-NOTCAPTCHA: from n/a through 1.3.1.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in webjema WP-NOTCAPTCHA allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP-NOTCAPTCHA: from n/a through 1.3.1. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in webjema WP-NOTCAPTCHA wp-notcaptcha allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP-NOTCAPTCHA: from n/a through <= 1.3.1.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00072}

epss

{'score': 0.00032}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in webjema WP-NOTCAPTCHA allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP-NOTCAPTCHA: from n/a through 1.3.1.
Title WordPress WP-NOTCAPTCHA Plugin <= 1.3.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Updated
Apr 28, 2026, 4:11 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2025, 11:30 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Feb 17, 2025, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:57 AM