CVE-2026-100518 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Advanced Google reCAPTCHA <= 5.40 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WebFactory

Advanced Google reCAPTCHA

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 5.40

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin to the latest available version (at least 5.41).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/advanced-google-recaptcha/vulnerability/wordpress-advanced-google-recaptcha-plugin-5-40-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Advanced Google reCAPTCHA <= 5.40 versions.
Title		WordPress Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin <= 5.40 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-288
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/advanced-google-recaptcha/vulnerability/wordpress-advanced-google-recaptcha-plugin-5-40-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-10-06T08:35:09.522Z

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:31:28.757Z

Reserved: 2026-09-26T00:17:50.216Z

Link: CVE-2026-100518

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:28:23.640Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T09:17:37.283

Modified: 2026-10-06T11:17:12.640

Link: CVE-2026-100518

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-288

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