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TI-2008-03420 Aliases CVE-2008-3573GHSA-ww4h-cg63-x3wx

The CAPTCHA implementation in (1) Pligg 9.9.5 and possibly (2) Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke…

Priority LOW 27CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0195 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php-nuke:php-nuke:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerablePhp-nuke
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg:9.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.9.5VulnerablePligg
  • cpe:2.3:a:php-nuke:php-nuke:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Php-nuke
  • cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg:9.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.9.5 Vulnerable ·Pligg

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3573
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ww4h-cg63-x3wx

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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