CVE-2024-38873 FriendlyCaptcha Plugin for TYPO3 Captcha Check Bypass
Remote attackers can bypass CAPTCHA verification in TYPO3 form submissions by omitting the required field, enabling automated spam or abuse.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-38873?
CVE-2024-38873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the friendlycaptcha_official (aka Integration of Friendly Captcha) extension before 0.1.4 for TYPO3. The extension fails to check the requirement of the captcha field in submitted form data, allowing a remote user to bypass the captcha check. This only affects the captcha integration for the ext:form extension.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38873?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including studiomitte/friendlycaptcha.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
studiomitte/friendlycaptcha Packagist | All versions | 0.1.4 |
studiomitte/friendlycaptcha Packagist | All versions | 0.1.4 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-38873?
Upgrade studiomitte/friendlycaptcha to 0.1.4 or later.
Is CVE-2024-38873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jg62-h7pv-hxgv.