CVE-2025-23840

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

7.1 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.25%Up 0.2 points since Feb 18, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used7.1

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

Record: CVE-2025-23840
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-48767.1

Record: EUVD-2025-4876
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9hmr-72rx-4c357.1

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

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.

Record: GHSA-9hmr-72rx-4c35
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD7.1

Record: CVE-2025-23840
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

webjema wp-notcaptcha

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-23840 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Webjema Wp-notcaptcha, published February 17, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.