CVE-2008-7216 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass audio CAPTCHA protection in Peter's Math Anti-Spam Spinoff plugin by reading static bytes from generated clips.
- 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-2008-7216?
CVE-2008-7216 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Peter's Math Anti-Spam Spinoff plugin for WordPress generates audio CAPTCHA clips by concatenating static audio files without any additional distortion, which allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protection by reading certain bytes from the generated clip.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7216?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Peter\'s Math Anti-Spam for Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2008-7216?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-7216 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7216 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mf46-vg7x-6qx8.