Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-privilege WordPress user
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ExploitTarget unprotected comment submission path
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ExecutionSubmit comment bypassing reCAPTCHA
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ImpactPost spam defeating configured anti-spam
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Protection mechanism completeness
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid authenticated WordPress account on the target site (PR:L) and requires that the administrator has enabled Profile Builder's reCAPTCHA verification on the comment form; the site must run an affected version (4.0.0 through 4.0.4). The vulnerability is that reCAPTCHA is not enforced on all comment submission paths, so the bypass only exists where that anti-spam integration was configured. Limiting factors: no exploitation is possible without authentication, no impact exists if the administrator never configured reCAPTCHA for comments, and only versions 4.0.0-4.0.4 are affected (fixed in 4.0.5). The exact unprotected code path is not detailed in the available sources. |
| Impact | This is a low-severity, limited-impact issue rather than a true priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, 4.3) indicates network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation but requires an authenticated account (PR:L), so it is not a remote-unauthenticated flaw. No EPSS score and no KEV listing were provided, so there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation; a public PoC reference exists but it is not verified as working exploit code, and PoC availability must not be conflated with active exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', consistent with a patch-on-normal-cycle priority rather than act_now or emergency. The real-world consequence is bypass of an administrator-configured reCAPTCHA anti-spam control on the WordPress comment form, i.e. spam/abuse rather than data compromise or code execution. One minor discrepancy: the supplied vector assigns C:L, but the described impact (bypassing anti-spam to post comments) reads more like an integrity/abuse issue than a confidentiality disclosure - verify impact dimension with the vendor/WPScan advisory. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who holds any valid low-privilege WordPress account on a site running Profile Builder 4.0.0-4.0.4 submits comments through a comment-submission path where reCAPTCHA is not enforced, bypassing the anti-spam protection the administrator configured. This allows automated or bulk spam comment posting despite the reCAPTCHA integration. A public PoC reference exists (WPScan), but it is not verified as working exploit code. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 23, 2026
reCAPTCHA verification bypass in the Profile Builder WordPress plugin 4.0.0 through 4.0.4 lets authenticated users post comments through submission paths that do not enforce the administrator-configured anti-spam check. The issue is low-severity and limited-impact, only affecting sites where reCAPTCHA is enabled for the WordPress comment form; a public PoC reference exists, but it is not verified as working exploit code. The vendor has released a fixed version, 4.0.5.
RemediationAI
Update Profile Builder to 4.0.5, the vendor-released patch listed in the available patch data and EUVD range; use the WordPress plugin updater or the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/81175472-a748-4ba6-9c9e-7b08adb652fc/ for confirmation. Available sources do not document a separate workaround, and the complete fix is the version update. If immediate updating is not possible, reduce exposure by limiting comment posting to trusted authenticated users, since exploitation requires a valid account; this does not remove the underlying reCAPTCHA bypass and may restrict legitimate commenting.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Profile Builder is a WordPress plugin that adds front-end profile and comment-form functionality, including an optional reCAPTCHA integration intended to protect the WordPress comment form. The flaw is inconsistent enforcement of that control: reCAPTCHA verification is not applied to all comment submission paths, so a logged-in user can reach an unprotected path when the administrator has enabled Profile Builder's reCAPTCHA option for comments. The supplied tag Authentication Bypass refers to bypass of the anti-spam check rather than WordPress account authentication. The supplied data assigns no CWE, and the exact unprotected code path is not described in the available sources. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:unknown:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the plugin but leaves the vendor namespace unknown. Per the assessed vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, impact is limited to integrity and requires authentication; there is no confidentiality or availability impact.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable and low-complexity but needs a low-privilege authenticated account (PR:L); the impact is posting comments that bypass anti-spam, an integrity/abuse effect (I:L), with no confidentiality or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
The Profile Builder WordPress plugin from 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 does not enforce its reCAPTCHA verification on all comment submission paths, allowing authenticated users to bypass the anti-spam protection an administrator configured for the WordPress comment form.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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