Description
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} <= 3.1.43 versions.
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The CVE describes an unauthenticated PHP Object Injection flaw in the WPBruiser {no-Captcha anti-Spam} plugin up to version 3.1.43. The flaw allows an attacker to supply crafted serialized object data that PHP deserializes, enabling the creation of arbitrary object instances and potentially executing malicious code. As the vulnerability is unauthenticated, any visitor to the affected WordPress site can trigger it, giving an attacker full control over the web application and underlying server.

Affected Systems

The plugin is developed by MihChe and is part of WordPress installations that use the WPBruiser {no-Captcha anti-Spam} plugin. All instances of the plugin with a version equal to or earlier than 3.1.43 are affected. No specific additional software versions are listed; the issue applies to any site running the listed plugin without an updated version.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.8 marks this as a critical flaw. Because the exploitation path is straightforward – a crafted HTTP request containing malicious serialized payload – the likelihood of exploitation is high, especially for sites that do not enforce strict input validation. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, but the severity indicates that attackers would likely target such sites early. As the flaw is unauthenticated, any user can carry out the attack.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 6, 2026 at 15:47 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the WPBruiser {no-Captcha anti-Spam} plugin to the latest version (at least 3.1.44, if released).
  • If no update is available, remove or disable the plugin from the WordPress installation to eliminate the vulnerability.
  • Implement a Web Application Firewall rule that blocks PHP object injection payloads, or configure PHP settings to disable the use of unserialize for untrusted data.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 6, 2026 at 15:47 UTC.

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History

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mihche
Mihche wpbruiser {no- Captcha Anti-spam}
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Mihche
Mihche wpbruiser {no- Captcha Anti-spam}
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} <= 3.1.43 versions.
Title WordPress WPBruiser {no- Captcha anti-Spam} plugin <= 3.1.43 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Mihche Wpbruiser {no- Captcha Anti-spam}
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-06T19:18:37.275Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T08:54:23.962Z

Link: CVE-2026-65556

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T19:18:33.911Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-06T15:17:17.803

Modified: 2026-08-12T20:58:37.847

Link: CVE-2026-65556

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T09:59:48Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-502

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data