CVE - CVE-2008-2020

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2020	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The CAPTCHA implementation as used in (1) Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 7.0 and 8.1, (2) my123tkShop e-Commerce-Suite (aka 123tkShop) 0.9.1, (3) phpMyBitTorrent 1.2.2, (4) TorrentFlux 2.3, (5) e107 0.7.11, (6) WebZE 0.5.9, (7) Open Media Collectors Database (aka OpenDb) 1.5.0b4, and (8) Labgab 1.1 uses a code_bg.jpg background image and the PHP ImageString function in a way that produces an insufficient number of different images, which allows remote attackers to pass the CAPTCHA test via an automated attack using a table of all possible image checksums and their corresponding digit strings.
References
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BID:28877 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28877 BUGTRAQ:20080419 Deciphering the PHP-Nuke Capthca URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491127/100/0/threaded MISC:http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=6 SREASON:3834 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3834 XF:captcha-imagestring-codebg-weak-security(42152) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42152
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080429	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080429)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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