CVE-2026-5411 (GCVE-0-2026-5411)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-05 18:31
Modified
2026-06-06 11:46
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CWE
- CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Summary
The WP Captcha PRO (the premium version of the Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin, both have the same slug) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload in all versions up to, and including, 5.38. This is due to a capability check in the save_ajax() function of the licensing module, combined with unrestricted file extraction in sync_cloud_protection(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files including PHP webshells to the server by injecting a malicious cloud_protection_url into the license meta, which the plugin then downloads and extracts without file type validation into a web-accessible uploads directory. This can be used for remote code execution. Note: The vulnerability can only be exploited with a remote URL if "allow_url_fopen" is enabled in the php.ini config.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| webfactory | Advanced Google reCAPTCHA |
Version: 0 ≤ 5.38 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
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- Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
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