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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-08-10T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.925Z

Reserved: 2008-08-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-3573

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-10T20:41:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:49:34.647

Link: CVE-2008-3573

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