PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Really Simple Captcha safe?
Really Simple CAPTCHA is a CAPTCHA module intended to be called from other plugins. It is originally created for my Contact Form 7 plugin.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
really-simple-captcha - Author: Rock Lobster Inc.
- 300000+ active installs
- 84/100 rating (131 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 9413264 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2009-03-10
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.4
- Last updated: 2026-08-23 7:27am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Requires PHP: 8.3+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for Really Simple Captcha. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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