Title: false positive problem
Last modified: June 9, 2026

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# false positive problem

 *  [chakotenwebmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chakotenwebmaster/)
 * (@chakotenwebmaster)
 * [5 days, 16 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/false-positive-problem/)
 * “False positive on Advanced Google reCAPTCHA. You are flagging a vulnerability(
   b4a14cbb-6e86-4053-9bf3-a190bfbcf39e) that only applies to the PRO version, but
   I am running the Free version.”
 * and it keeps popping up as a high risk problem

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 *  Plugin Support [Jarno Vos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jarnovos/)
 * (@jarnovos)
 * [5 days, 3 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/false-positive-problem/#post-18934118)
 * Hi [@chakotenwebmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chakotenwebmaster/),
 * I see, the likely issue here is that both the Free and Pro version of that plugin
   are using the same slug, `advanced-google-recaptcha`, even though they are in
   fact different plugins.
 * And because of this, the Free version is marked as vulnerable when it’s version
   is lower than 5.38 (the vulnerable Pro plugin with the same slug as Free).
 * I’ll have a look at whether we can address this cleanly on our end, but the important
   part is if you’re using the Free version of that plugin; you are indeed not affected
   by this specific issue.
 * Kind regards, Jarno

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 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Jarno Vos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jarnovos/)
 * Last activity: [5 days, 3 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/false-positive-problem/#post-18934118)
 * Status: not resolved