CVE-2008-3573

Published Aug 10, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3559 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:45 AM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 10, 2008, 8:41 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:56 PM