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Captcha Vulnerability History & Security Timeline

The Wordfence Intelligence dataset currently contains 3 vulnerability records associated with Captcha, published between 2014 and 2017.

Dataset last synchronized: 2026-08-02 09:41:47 UTC

At a glance

Security Snapshot

3Total records
1Critical
0High
2Medium
0Low
0Informational
3Patched records
0Currently marked unpatched
2014-08-01First disclosure
2017-12-19Latest disclosure
0 of 3CVE coverage

Year-by-Year Timeline

YearRecordsRelative volume
201411 records
201722 records

Severity Breakdown

SeverityRecordsShare
Critical133.3%
Medium266.7%

Vulnerability-Type Breakdown

Other

2 records66.7%

First: 2014. Latest: 2017.

Cross-Site Scripting

1 record33.3%

First: 2017. Latest: 2017.

Patch Status

Patched
3
Currently marked unpatched
0
Unknown status
0

Patch status reflects the latest successfully synchronized source dataset and must be checked against the installed version.

Latest Known Patched Versions

  • 4.4.5
  • 4.3.0
  • 3.8.2

Affected-Version History

Ranges are deduplicated by source range record and shown with the associated disclosure and known patched versions.

Affected rangeVulnerabilityPublishedPatched versionSeverity
4.3.6-4.4.4Captcha 4.3.6 - 4.4.4 - Plugin BackdoorDecember 19, 20174.4.5Critical
[*, 4.3.0)Captcha < 4.3.0 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingApril 12, 20174.3.0Medium
*-3.8.1Captcha <= 3.8.1 - Captcha BypassAugust 1, 20143.8.2Medium

Selected source records

Latest Records

Critical

Captcha 4.3.6 - 4.4.4 - Plugin Backdoor

Published: December 19, 2017

Affected versions
4.3.6-4.4.4
Patched versions
4.4.5
Original Wordfence record
Medium

Captcha < 4.3.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: April 12, 2017

Affected versions
[*, 4.3.0)
Patched versions
4.3.0
Original Wordfence record

Highest-Severity Records

Critical

Captcha 4.3.6 - 4.4.4 - Plugin Backdoor

Published: December 19, 2017

Affected versions
4.3.6-4.4.4
Patched versions
4.4.5
Original Wordfence record
Medium

Captcha < 4.3.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: April 12, 2017

Affected versions
[*, 4.3.0)
Patched versions
4.3.0
Original Wordfence record

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Vulnerability data: Wordfence Intelligence. Analysis and practical guidance: 3Zero Digital.

Data Source, Attribution and Methodology

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