The MTCaptcha WordPress Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin settings, including sensitive values like the private key, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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| Description | The MTCaptcha WordPress Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin settings, including sensitive values like the private key, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. | |
| Title | MTCaptcha WordPress Plugin <= 2.7.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-352 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-07T16:12:19.395Z
Reserved: 2025-11-21T19:13:18.990Z
Link: CVE-2025-13520
Updated: 2026-01-07T14:46:56.180Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-07T12:16:48.623
Modified: 2026-01-07T12:16:48.623
Link: CVE-2025-13520
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-01-08T09:49:34Z