CVE-2023-48276 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Nitin Rathod WP Forms Puzzle Captcha allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects WP Forms Puzzle Captcha: from n/a through 4.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00196.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-forms-puzzle-captcha/wordpress-wp-forms-puzzle-captcha-plugin-4-1-captcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00071}`	epss `{'score': 0.00141}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-06-04T10:20:30.301Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:53.900Z

Reserved: 2023-11-13T17:33:51.624Z

Link: CVE-2023-48276

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:23:39.448Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-06-04T11:15:48.360

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2023-48276

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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