CVE-2015-10127: pluscaptcha vulnerability

CVE-2015-10127: low vulnerability affecting pluscaptcha. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
CVE-2015-10127CVSS 3.5CMS

CVE-2015-10127: pluscaptcha vulnerability

CVE-2015-10127: low vulnerability affecting pluscaptcha. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.

CVSS
3.5 LOW
EPSS
37.31%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
pluscaptcha

What is known

A vulnerability was found in PlusCaptcha Plugin up to 2.0.6 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.0.14 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 1274afc635170daafd38306487b6bb8a01f78ecd. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-248954 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2015-10127, a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) affecting pluscaptcha, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether pluscaptcha is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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