CVE-2008-3573
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-3573 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-08-10 20:41:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-08-08 01:31:00 UTC |
| Description | The CAPTCHA implementation in (1) Pligg 9.9.5 and possibly (2) Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.1 provides a critical random number (the ts_random value) within the URL in the SRC attribute of an IMG element, which allows remote attackers to pass the CAPTCHA test via a calculation that combines this value with the current date and the HTTP User-Agent string. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-264 | CWE-189
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rook Security » Blog Archive » Pligg Captcha Implementation Bypass | MISC | www.rooksecurity.com | Exploit |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Pligg 'CAPTCHA' Registration Automation Security Bypass Weakness | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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