Pligg CMS 9.9.5 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pligg CMS 9.9.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-3573. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Pligg CMS 9.9.5 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 08/10/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-3573 since 08/10/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44192), Exploit-DB (32142) and SecurityFocus (BID 30518†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-43618. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

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03/17/2015 +2410 days 🔍
09/19/2025 +3839 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-3573 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3573
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43616
X-Force: 44192 - Pligg CAPTCHA security bypass
SecurityFocus: 30518 - Pligg 'CAPTCHA' Registration Automation Security Bypass Weakness

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 09/19/2025 19:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (56), 11/22/2017 09:52 (1), 09/19/2025 19:09 (22)
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