CVE-2025-24628
WordPress reCaptcha by BestWebSoft Plugin <= 1.78 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in bestwebsoft Google Captcha google-captcha allows Identity Spoofing.This issue affects Google Captcha: from n/a through <= 1.78.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
WordPress reCaptcha by BestWebSoft Plugin <= 1.78 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in bestwebsoft Google Captcha google-captcha allows Identity Spoofing.This issue affects Google Captcha: from n/a through <= 1.78.
- Record
CVE-2025-24628- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-3829
5.3
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in bestwebsoft Google Captcha google-captcha allows Identity Spoofing.This issue affects Google Captcha: from n/a through <= 1.78.
- Record
EUVD-2025-3829- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hmhc-953c-9459
5.3
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in BestWebSoft Google Captcha allows Identity...
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in BestWebSoft Google Captcha allows Identity Spoofing. This issue affects Google Captcha: from n/a through 1.78.
- Record
GHSA-hmhc-953c-9459- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.3
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in bestwebsoft Google Captcha google-captcha allows Identity Spoofing.This issue affects Google Captcha: from n/a through <= 1.78.
- Record
CVE-2025-24628- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-24628 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Bestwebsoft Google Captcha, published January 27, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/google-captcha/vulnerability/wordpress-recaptcha-by-bestwebsoft-plugin-1-78-captcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24628
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/google-captcha/vulnerability/wordpress-recaptcha-by-bestwebsoft-plugin-1-78-captcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmhc-953c-9459