CAPTCHA integrations sit on public login, registration, password reset, comment, commerce, and community forms where untrusted requests meet account and content workflows. Advanced Google reCAPTCHA version 5.40 has successfully completed the CleanTalk Plugin Security Certification process and received PSC-2026-64693, confirming that the review focused on token verification, protected form coverage, settings authorization, remote API handling, bypass resistance, and safe failure behavior.
| Name of | Advanced Google reCAPTCHA |
| Version | 5.40 |
| Active installations | 200,000+ |
| Description | Adds Google reCAPTCHA checks to WordPress login, registration, password reset, and comment forms, with support for WooCommerce, BuddyPress, and Easy Digital Downloads forms. |
| Security | Successfully tested for: SQL Injection (SQLi) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) – Stored and Reflected Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Authentication Vulnerabilities Authentication Bypass Exploits Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Denial-of-Service (DoS) vectors Data Leakage Vulnerabilities Insecure Dependency Usage Remote Code Execution (RCE) Risks Unauthorized File Access Insufficient Injection Protection Information Disclosure via Misconfigured Endpoints |
| CleanTalk Certification | Proudly earned the “Plugin Security Certification” (PSC) from CleanTalk, indicating adherence to stringent security standards. |
| Additional Information | Use Advanced Google reCAPTCHA with confidence backed by the “Plugin Security Certification” (PSC). Protect every relevant form, keep service keys private, monitor verification failures, and retest integrations after login, community, or commerce plugins change. |
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Key Features
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA adds CAPTCHA verification to common WordPress authentication and submission forms. Supported areas include login, registration, password reset, comments, BuddyPress, WooCommerce, and Easy Digital Downloads account forms. The plugin loads its challenge on protected pages and uses administrator-provided service configuration to validate public requests before the related workflow continues.
Security Assurance
The CleanTalk Plugin Security Certification evaluation focused on server-side token validation, consistent enforcement across enabled forms, authorization for settings, and safe communication with the remote verification service. The review also considered key storage, replay resistance, request context, error handling, compatibility hooks, output escaping, and protection against direct submissions that omit the expected CAPTCHA response.
The plugin has been successfully tested for:
✅ Information Leakage Vulnerabilities
✅ SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
✅ Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks
✅ Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Attacks
✅ Authentication and Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
✅ Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
✅ Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
✅ Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities
✅ Data Leakage Vulnerabilities
✅ Insecure Dependencies
✅ Code Execution Vulnerabilities
✅ File Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
✅ Insufficient Injection Protection
Conclusion
With PSC-2026-64693, Advanced Google reCAPTCHA version 5.40 demonstrates strong baseline security for CAPTCHA-protected authentication and submission workflows. The certification addresses token checks, service communication, settings access, protected-form coverage, bypass resistance, and failure handling. Site owners should keep keys private, enable protection only where integrations are supported, and retest every form after authentication or commerce changes.
Note: The date and certification information may change over time. It is advisable to verify the latest details on the plugin developer’s website.
