CVE-2008-2019 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass the audio CAPTCHA in Simple Machines Forum using automated Hamming distance analysis, allowing spam or abuse.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2019?
CVE-2008-2019 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Simple Machines Forum (SMF), probably 1.1.4, relies on "randomly generated static" to hinder brute-force attacks on the WAV file (aka audio) CAPTCHA, which allows remote attackers to pass the CAPTCHA test via an automated attack that considers Hamming distances. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2007-3308.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2019?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simple Machines Smf.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2019?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2019 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-2019 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2019 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g6xp-5gpp-gjqv.