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CVSSv2

CVE-2008-3573

Published: 10/08/2008 Updated: 08/08/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 505
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

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 malicious users 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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pligg pligg 9.9.5

php-nuke php-nuke 8.1

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/30518/info Pligg is prone to a security-bypass weakness Successfully exploiting this issue will allow an attacker to register multiple new users through an automated process This may lead to other attacks Pligg 995 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected <?php $sitekey=82397834; $ts ...