CVE-2025-1262

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-1262?

Upgrade advanced google recaptcha to 1.2.8 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2025-1262 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-1262 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.33% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-1262?

CVE-2025-1262 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2025-1262 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for advanced google recaptcha (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-804

How to fix

Remediation Available

advanced google recaptchaNVD

Affected:< 1.2.8Fixed in:1.2.8CVE-2025-1262derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-804 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-1801	High	7.5	1.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-6963	Medium	5.3	0.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-30540	Medium	5.3	0.5%	-	-
CVE-2025-8546	Medium	5.3	0.5%	-	-
CVE-2022-4036	Medium	5.3	0.4%	-	-
CVE-2025-10423	Low	3.7	0.4%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-1262?

Upgrade advanced google recaptcha to 1.2.8 or later.

Is CVE-2025-1262 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-1262 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.33% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-1262?

CVE-2025-1262 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-1262 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for advanced google recaptcha (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-28.