CVE-2008-2019

Simple Machines Forum (SMF), probably 1.1.4, relies on "randomly generated static" to hinder brute-force attacks on the WAV file (aka audio) CAPTCHA, which allows remote attackers to pass the CAPTCHA test via an automated attack that considers Hamming distances. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2007-3308.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28866
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?P=c3696c2022b54fa50c5f341bf5710aa3&topic=236816.0
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3836
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42150
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491128/100/0/threaded

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:smf:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-04-29 18:07

Updated : 2018-10-11 13:38

NVD link : CVE-2008-2019

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2019

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Products Affected

simple_machines

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