reCAPTCHA Login Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/recaptcha-login

Add reCAPTCHA to your WordPress login form

10 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.0+ Updated Feb 5, 2013
admincaptchaloginrecaptchawidget
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is reCAPTCHA Login Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

reCAPTCHA Login has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 13yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "recaptcha-login" plugin v1.0 exhibits a generally positive security posture with no known vulnerabilities or CVEs recorded. The absence of an attack surface, dangerous functions, and external HTTP requests are strong indicators of good security practices. However, the static analysis reveals some concerning areas. Specifically, the low percentage of properly escaped output (24%) suggests a risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, especially since there are 33 total outputs analyzed. Furthermore, the presence of two unsanitized paths in the taint analysis, even without critical or high severity, indicates potential vulnerabilities in file handling or path manipulation, which could be exploited in conjunction with other weaknesses. The plugin also has no explicit nonce checks, which, combined with the lack of a defined attack surface, might indicate it's not designed for highly interactive or sensitive operations, or that these checks are implicitly handled elsewhere (though this is less likely to be a secure default).

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
  • Taint flows with unsanitized paths found
  • No nonce checks implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

reCAPTCHA Login Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

reCAPTCHA Login Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
25
8 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
1
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

24% escaped33 total outputs
Data Flows
2 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows2 with unsanitized paths
recaptchalogin_add_recaptcha_admin (recaptcha-login.php:231)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

reCAPTCHA Login Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_initadmin.php:3
actionadmin_menuadmin.php:4
actionadmin_noticesrecaptcha-login.php:20
actioninitrecaptcha-login.php:49
filterlogin_form_middlerecaptcha-login.php:228
actionlogin_formrecaptcha-login.php:263
actionwp_authenticaterecaptcha-login.php:316
Maintenance & Trust

reCAPTCHA Login Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedFeb 5, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs10
Developer Profile

reCAPTCHA Login Developer Profile

Onnay Okheng

4 plugins · 100 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect reCAPTCHA Login

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/recaptcha-login/recaptcha-fluid.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
recaptchalogin_otherlinksavatar_containerlogin_error
HTML Comments
add admin settingsInit widget/styles/scriptsTo add more extend i.e when terms came from themes - suggested by dev.xiligroup.comUser is logged in+3 more
Data Attributes
data-recaptcha-token
JS Globals
RecaptchaOptions
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about reCAPTCHA Login