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Invisible Anti-Spam CAPTCHA CVE-2026-16145

| EUVDEUVD-2026-58864 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-08-15 Wordfence GHSA-9x6r-qjxj-jj37
7.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY
7.2 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI
6.1 MEDIUM

Stored XSS requires a victim to browse to the injected page for execution to complete, warranting UI:R per FIRST scoring guidance - the provided UI:N reflects only the unauthenticated write phase; all other metrics align with the unauthenticated network write and changed-scope browser execution.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 15, 2026 - 04:02 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 15, 2026 - 03:25 cve.org
HIGH 7.2

DescriptionCVE.org

The Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA - reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'action' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The stored payload is written by any unauthenticated admin-ajax.php request whose action value matches an entry in the plugin's explicit-actions list, which is auto-populated for common form builders at activation and requires no authentication gate to reach the save path.

AnalysisAI

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in the Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 5.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject persistent malicious scripts into WordPress pages via crafted admin-ajax.php requests. The plugin's explicit-actions list - auto-populated with common form builder hooks at activation - has no authentication gate on its write path, meaning any network-reachable attacker can store arbitrary JavaScript that executes in every subsequent visitor's browser context. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA plugin must be installed and active on a WordPress site running version 5.1 or earlier. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (High) reflects network-reachable, unauthenticated, low-complexity exploitation with a changed scope, representing genuine urgency for any WordPress site running the affected plugin. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upstream fix available (WordPress plugin repository changeset 3633500); the exact released patched version is not independently confirmed from available data - update the plugin to the latest available version immediately via the WordPress admin dashboard (Plugins → Updates) or from https://wordpress.org/plugins/gdpr-compliant-recaptcha-for-all-forms/, and verify the installed version exceeds 5.1 post-update. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, audit all WordPress instances for Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA version 5.1 or earlier and disable or remove the plugin to close the attack vector immediately. …

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