CVE-2026-50787

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in CAPTCHA Generation Allows Remote Denial of Service

Published Oct 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
e-SIC Livre (esiclivre) v0.2.2 and earlier contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in restrito/inc/captcha.php. The application uses user-supplied parameters (l, a, tf, ql) without validation to generate CAPTCHA images, allowing remote attackers to cause denial of service via excessive memory and CPU consumption.

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Title Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in CAPTCHA Generation Allows Remote Denial of Service
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in CAPTCHA Generation Leading to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-20
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in CAPTCHA Generation Leading to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-400
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description e-SIC Livre (esiclivre) v0.2.2 and earlier contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in restrito/inc/captcha.php. The application uses user-supplied parameters (l, a, tf, ql) without validation to generate CAPTCHA images, allowing remote attackers to cause denial of service via excessive memory and CPU consumption.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 26, 2026, 5:37 PM
Reserved
Jun 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 23, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 6:17 PM