CVE-2008-3573

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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=17	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30518	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44192

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:php-nuke:php-nuke:8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg:9.9.5:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-08-10 20:41

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:51

NVD link : CVE-2008-3573

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3573

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3573

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pligg

pligg

php-nuke

php-nuke

CWE

CWE-189

Numeric Errors

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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