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CVE-2024-30540 (GCVE-0-2024-30540)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-17 08:20 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:09
VLAI
Title
WordPress VS Contact Form plugin <= 14.7 - Sum Captcha Bypass vulnerability
Summary
Guessable CAPTCHA vulnerability in Guido VS Contact Form allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects VS Contact Form: from n/a through 14.7.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-17 16:34 UTC
CWE
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Guido VS Contact Form Affected: n/a , ≤ 14.7 (custom)
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