What is CVE-2022-2913?

CVE-2022-2913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Login No Captcha Recaptcha Project, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-2913?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2913 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Login No Captcha Recaptcha Project

CVE-2022-2913

The Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA WordPress plugin before 1.7 doesn't check the proper IP address allowing attackers to spoof IP addresses on the allow list and bypass the need for captcha on the login screen.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published 2022-09-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/5231ac18-ea9a-4bb9-af9f-e3d95a3b54f1 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2913?: CVE-2022-2913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Login No Captcha Recaptcha Project, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-2913?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2913 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.