What is CVE-2024-3940?

CVE-2024-3940 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bozdoz Recaptcha Jetpack, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-3940?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Bozdoz Recaptcha Jetpack

CVE-2024-3940

The reCAPTCHA Jetpack WordPress plugin through 0.2.2 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2024-05-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Bozdoz Recaptcha Jetpack
Recaptcha Jetpack — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb0245e5-8e94-4f11-9003-d6208945056c/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-3940?: CVE-2024-3940 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bozdoz Recaptcha Jetpack, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-3940?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.