Known vulnerabilities in hCaptcha for WP

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2Reported vulnerabilities

6.4Highest CVSS score

5.2.0Latest version

70,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update hCaptcha for WP to 4.23.0 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 6, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.1 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2024-4014	Medium 6.4	0.3%	0 to 4.0.0 (inclusive) 0 to 4.0.0 (inclusive)	`4.0.1`	April 20, 2024
CVE-2026-25315	Medium 5.3	0.2%	4.22.0 and earlier	`4.23.0`	January 26, 2026

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.