CVE-2024-44821 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass captcha protection in ZZCMS by reusing failed validation attempts to capture the correct value, enabling automated attacks.

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-2024-44821?

CVE-2024-44821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zzcms Zzcms, published on 4 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ZZCMS 2023 contains a vulnerability in the captcha reuse logic located in /inc/function.php. The checkyzm function does not properly refresh the captcha value after a failed validation attempt. As a result, an attacker can exploit this flaw by repeatedly submitting the same incorrect captcha response, allowing them to capture the correct captcha value through error messages.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44821?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zzcms Zzcms.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44821?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44821 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-44821 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44821 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Zzcms Zzcms vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6g49-7hrc-9j92.

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