Plugins · captcha-bws · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Captcha by BestWebSoft safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 5.2.9
- Last updated
- 2026-10-27
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
1 The Ultimate Spam Protection Plugin Using Captcha for WordPress Forms. — by bestwebsoft
What to do
- Update to the latest version (5.2.9). Anything older than 5.2.9 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get captcha-bws --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update captcha-bws updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 5.3 CVE-2026-39772 · published 2026-10-06
Security issue in Captcha by BestWebSoft (5.2.8 and older)
- Affected
- 5.2.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.2.9 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated Bypass Vulnerability in Captcha by BestWebSoft <= 5.2.8 versions.
medium 5.3 CVE-2024-31295 · published 2024-05-17
Security issue in Captcha by BestWebSoft (5.2.0 and older)
- Affected
- 5.2.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.2.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Guessable CAPTCHA vulnerability in BestWebSoft Captcha by BestWebSoft allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha by BestWebSoft: from n/a through 5.2.0.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-27 — latest release on wordpress.org (5.2.9).
- 2026-10-06 — Security issue disclosed (CVE-2026-39772), fixed in 5.2.9.
- 2024-05-17 — Security issue disclosed (CVE-2024-31295), fixed in 5.2.1.
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Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/captcha-bws (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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