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Security report for captcha4wp.com

Captcha4WP · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Captcha4WP is a WordPress plugin provider specializing in anti-spam CAPTCHA solutions for WordPress websites and e-commerce stores. The company offers integration with multiple CAPTCHA providers including Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile, targeting WordPress site owners seeking to reduce spam and automated bot attacks. Recently acquired by WPKube, Captcha4WP benefits from enhanced market credibility and support infrastructure. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common plugins such as Contact Form 7 and Yoast SEO, indicating a mature and standard CMS environment. The site is secured with HTTPS and shows moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, some security best practices like DNSSEC and security headers are not implemented. Privacy compliance is basic with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism or GDPR compliance explicitly stated. Contact information is limited to a support ticket form with no direct emails or phone numbers publicly listed. Overall, the website demonstrates a good balance of usability, security, and business credibility, suitable for its target audience.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
47
Security headers
25
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention captcha4wp.com, from OffSeq Breach.

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Captcha4WP operates in the WordPress plugin market, focusing on security and anti-spam solutions. Its competitive advantage lies in extensive compatibility with third-party plugins, support for multiple CAPTCHA providers, and ease of installation without coding. The acquisition by WPKube suggests strategic growth and integration into a larger ecosystem. Revenue streams likely include plugin sales and premium support. The target customers are WordPress site owners and e-commerce managers concerned with spam and bot protection. The presence of over 100,000 active installs indicates strong market adoption. Partnerships with payment and marketing services like Freemius support monetization and customer engagement. The business model is primarily B2B SaaS via WordPress plugin distribution.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses clientTransferProhibited domain status to prevent unauthorized domain transfers, reflecting good baseline security. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options indicates room for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact channels limits transparency and preparedness. Privacy compliance is minimal with no cookie consent mechanism or GDPR-specific disclosures. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by adopting additional security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing clear security and incident response policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with privacy regulations.
  4. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Consider adding direct contact emails and phone numbers for support and business inquiries to enhance credibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Captcha4WP
Description
Captcha4WP provides an anti-spam CAPTCHA plugin solution for WordPress websites and e-commerce stores to protect from spam, fake registrations, fake orders, and automated bot attacks.
Key services
CAPTCHA integration for WordPress forms, Support for Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile, WooCommerce CAPTCHA support, Geo-blocking for form submissions, Spam and bot protection
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Yoast SEO plugin, Contact Form 7 plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Freemius
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.1 with plugins such as Contact Form 7 and Yoast SEO, indicating a modern and widely supported CMS platform. The use of jQuery and standard WordPress scripts suggests compatibility and ease of maintenance. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected, and mobile optimization is good. SEO is supported by Yoast SEO plugin with proper meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format. Hosting appears to be managed via NameCheap DNS servers, but no explicit hosting provider details are available. The site lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for modern web infrastructure. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance features.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 62/100Medium33 findingsView report
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