CVE-2025-1262

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

5.3

The Advanced Google reCaptcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CAPTCHA Bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.27 . This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the Built-in Math Captcha Verification.

CVSS v3: 5.3
EG Score: 5.3(medium)
EPSS: 30.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 25, 2025

Last Modified

February 28, 2025

References (2)

security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3244677/advanced-google-recaptcha
security@wordfencehttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d553aab2-d441-46d6-9c01-5dcfdc48674f?source=cve

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-804

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-31 22:30 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-30 11:17 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 11:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-29 13:44 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-1262?

CVE-2025-1262 is a medium vulnerability published on February 25, 2025. The Advanced Google reCaptcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CAPTCHA Bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.27 . This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the Built-in Math Captcha Verification.

When was CVE-2025-1262 disclosed?

CVE-2025-1262 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 25, 2025, with the most recent update on February 28, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-1262 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-1262 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 30.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-1262?

CVE-2025-1262 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-1262?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-1262, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-1262

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