CVE-2025-13520
MTCaptcha WordPress Plugin <= 2.7.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 7, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 7, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-13520
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the MTCaptcha WordPress Plugin.
- Verify nonce validation is correctly implemented.
- Restrict access to administrative functions.
- Educate administrators about CSRF attacks.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-352 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mtcaptcha/tags/2.7.2/mt-captcha.php#L410 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mtcaptcha/trunk/mt-captcha.php#L410 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8c1e568-7170-40d6-b522-2c89725e0501?source=cve