CVE-2025-8080
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Publication date: 2025-08-15
Last updated on: 2025-08-15
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| alobaidi | captcha | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the Alobaidi Captcha plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to 1.0.3. It occurs due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin settings. Authenticated users with administrator-level permissions or higher can inject malicious web scripts that execute whenever a user accesses the infected page. This vulnerability only affects multi-site WordPress installations or installations where the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow an attacker with administrator-level access to inject malicious scripts into the website, which will execute in the browsers of users who visit the affected pages. This can lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions performed on behalf of users without their consent. The impact is limited to multi-site installations or those with unfiltered_html disabled, and requires high privileges to exploit.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, update the Alobaidi Captcha plugin to a version later than 1.0.3 where the issue is fixed. Additionally, ensure that only trusted administrators have access to the plugin settings, and consider enabling unfiltered_html if appropriate for your environment. For multi-site installations, review and restrict administrator permissions to reduce risk.