CVE-2008-3573 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass CAPTCHA verification in Pligg and PHP-Nuke by calculating the random token from URL parameters, allowing automated 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-2008-3573?
CVE-2008-3573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3573?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Php-Nuke Php-Nuke, Pligg Pligg.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3573?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3573 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3573 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3573 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ww4h-cg63-x3wx.