XSS in Robertpeake Login No Captcha Recaptcha
CVE-2026-2374
The Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']` superglobal in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.0. This is due to the `authenticate()` function storing the unsanitized output of `basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])` in the `login_nocaptcha_error` WordPress option when a login attempt is made from a non-standard login page (e.g., xmlrpc.php). The `admin_notices()` function then echoes this stored value directly into the admin dashboard HTML without escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when an administrator with a whitelisted IP address visits the WordPress dashboard within 30 seconds of the attack.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Robertpeake Login No Captcha Recaptcha — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/99dfce3b-2b47-41bf-8b20-b53fb…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-recaptcha/tags/1.7.3/login-nocaptcha.p…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-recaptcha/tags/1.7.3/login-nocaptcha.p…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-recaptcha/trunk/login-nocaptcha.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-recaptcha/trunk/login-nocaptcha.php
- wordpress.org/plugins/login-recaptcha/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-2374?
- CVE-2026-2374 is a high-severity vulnerability in Robertpeake Login No Captcha Recaptcha, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-05-28.
- How severe is CVE-2026-2374?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.