Vulnerability · Published Aug 28, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2025-53579WordPress Captcha.eu Plugin < 1.0.61 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in Captcha.eu from captcha.eu. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in captcha.eu Captcha.eu captcha-eu allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Captcha.eu: from n/a through < 1.0.61.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
captcha.eu Captcha.eu 0 – through 1.0.61

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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