CVE-2026-39772 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Bypass Vulnerability in Captcha by BestWebSoft <= 5.2.8 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

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 0.00357.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/captcha-bws/vulnerability/wordpress-captcha-by-bestwebsoft-plugin-5-2-8-bypass-vulnerability-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Bypass Vulnerability in Captcha by BestWebSoft <= 5.2.8 versions.
Title		WordPress Captcha by BestWebSoft plugin <= 5.2.8 - Bypass Vulnerability vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-290
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/captcha-bws/vulnerability/wordpress-captcha-by-bestwebsoft-plugin-5-2-8-bypass-vulnerability-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-10-06T08:34:34.779Z

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:31:35.769Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T10:59:05.602Z

Link: CVE-2026-39772

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:29:45.477Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-06T09:17:49.740

Modified: 2026-10-06T15:04:25.990

Link: CVE-2026-39772

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-290

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