What is CVE-2019-7412?

CVE-2019-7412 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ps Phpcaptcha Wp Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-7412?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-7412 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Ps Phpcaptcha Wp Project

CVE-2019-7412

The PS PHPCaptcha WP plugin before v1.2.0 for WordPress mishandles sanitization of input values.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2019-02-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ps Phpcaptcha Wp Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wordpress.org/plugins/ps-phpcaptcha/ (Product, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2019-003-Denial_of_Service_in_PS_PHPCapt… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7412?: CVE-2019-7412 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ps Phpcaptcha Wp Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-7412?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-7412 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.