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CVE-2008-3573

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2008-08-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Php-Nuke Php-NukePligg Pligg

Weakness Type

CWE-189, CWE-264

References