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-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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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.925Z
Reserved: 2008-08-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-3573
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-08-10T20:41:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-3573
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