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reCaptcha by BestWebSoft vulnerabilities

Known security issues in the reCaptcha by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.

Plugin slug
google-captcha
Latest version
1.87
Active installs
100,000+
Known vulnerabilities
5
Data updated
2026-10-18 11:10 UTC

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Fixed in version 1.79 (1)

reCaptcha by BestWebSoft: Fixed in version 1.79
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft <= 1.78 - CAPTCHA Bypass
CVE-2025-24628 · Source
Medium5.3< 1.792025-01-03

Fixed in version 1.28 (3)

reCaptcha by BestWebSoft: Fixed in version 1.28
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
Multiple BestWebSoft WordPress plugins vulnerable to cross-site scripting
CVE-2017-2171 · Source
Medium6.1< 1.282017-05-16
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft < 1.28 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 1.282017-04-12
Multiple BestWebSoft Plugins - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 1.28-

Fixed in version 1.13 (1)

reCaptcha by BestWebSoft: Fixed in version 1.13
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA) by BestWebSoft vulnerable to CAPTCHA authentication bypass
CVE-2015-0890 · Source
Low0.0< 1.132015-01-08

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