# CVE-2024-5541: Ibtana - WordPress Website Builder <= 1.2.3.3 - Unauthenticated reCAPTCHA Settings Update

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify reCAPTCHA settings to bypass security checks due to missing capability validation in the Ibtana WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pc3x-4p88-jhh7

## What is CVE-2024-5541?

CVE-2024-5541 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in vowelweb Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder, published on 18 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ibtana_visual_editor_register_ajax_json_endpont' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update option values for reCAPTCHA keys on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to bypass reCAPTCHA on the site. CVE-2024-37123 is likely a duplicate of this issue.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5541?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vowelweb Ibtana.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5541?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5541 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in vowelweb Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder

- [CVE-2024-8282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8282/): Cross-site scripting in Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-6684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6684/): Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2022-4674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4674/): Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder < 1.1.8.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-25014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25014/): Ibtana < 1.1.4.9 - Subscriber+ Settings Update to Stored XSS (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5541 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5541 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in vowelweb Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder, published on 18 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: vowelweb Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5541/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5541
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5541
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5541

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5541/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.