CVE-2008-3573: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2008-3573: The CAPTCHA implementation in (1) Pligg 9.9.5 and possibly (2) Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.1 provides a crit...

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.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 09:45 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This flaw lets an attacker bypass CAPTCHA protection in Pligg 9.9.5 and possibly PHP-Nuke 8.1. The issue weakens anti-abuse controls, so the likely business impact is automated account creation, submissions, or spam rather than direct server compromise. Exposure is likely limited to legacy deployments running Pligg 9.9.5, or possibly Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.1, with the vulnerable CAPTCHA enabled on public workflows such as registration, voting, commenting, or submissions. Treat this as a legacy web application abuse risk. Prioritize remediation if the affected CAPTCHA protects public account creation, voting, comments, or content submission that could damage trust, search reputation, or operational workload. Mitigation focus: Identify and retire or upgrade affected Pligg and PHP-Nuke deployments.; Check vendor or project guidance because no patch is named in the supplied sources.; Replace the CAPTCHA with a maintained, server-side validated anti-abuse control..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 18:33 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Aug 10, 2008, 20:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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pligg-captcha-security-bypass(44192)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF

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