Wp Forms Puzzle CaptchaWordPress extension · Nitinrathod
CVE-2023-48278
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nitin Rathod WP Forms Puzzle Captcha allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Forms Puzzle Captcha: from n/a through 4.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Forms Puzzle Captcha WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into submitting malicious requests that result in Stored XSS. The lack of proper CSRF protection enables attackers to inject persistent malicious scripts into the plugin's settings or form captcha configurations that execute when other users view the affected pages.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Wp Forms Puzzle CaptchaWordPress extension
<= 4.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Verify plugin installationCheck if the 'WP Forms Puzzle Captcha' or 'wp-forms-puzzle-captcha' plugin folder exists in wp-content/plugins/Affected if Plugin folder is present on the server
-
Determine installed versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually wp-forms-puzzle-captcha.php) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block, or check the plugin admin page for the version numberAffected if Version number is 4.1 or lower
-
Confirm plugin is activeLog into WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and verify whether WP Forms Puzzle Captcha is currently activatedAffected if Plugin is active and version is 4.1 or lower
User is affected if the WP Forms Puzzle Captcha plugin is installed, active, and running version 4.1 or lower, as this version lacks CSRF protection that prevents Stored XSS attacks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate WP Forms Puzzle Captcha to the latest version (4.2 or later) which should include proper CSRF token validation and output sanitization. If no update is available, disable the plugin until a patched version is released.
WP Forms Puzzle Captcha version 4.2 or latest available
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Locate WP Forms Puzzle Captcha
- Check if the current version is 4.1 or lower
- If vulnerable, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to the latest version
- Verify the update completes successfully
- Confirm the running version is 4.2 or higher after update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Wp Forms Puzzle Captcha
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $2,560.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2023-48278 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-48278 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data