CVE-2026-108686EUVD-2026-112619GHSA-9288-H947-8QW5
WP Post Author < 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated reCAPTCHA Secret Key Disclosure
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.2.0
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
The WP Post Author plugin for WordPress, in versions before 4.2.0, is affected. An unauthenticated visitor can read the reCAPTCHA secret key saved in the plugin's integration settings, which could let someone misuse the site's reCAPTCHA setup.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
Read the original description
The WP Post Author WordPress plugin before 4.2.0 does not restrict the integration settings it returns to visitors, allowing unauthenticated users to read the reCAPTCHA secret key when one has been saved.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Unknown WP Post Author
fixed in 4.2.0