PT-2005-4862 · Unknown · Captcha Php

Published 2005-12-11 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2005-4163

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Captcha PHP version 0.9

Description A directory traversal issue exists in the captcha.php file of Captcha PHP, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. This is achieved by manipulating the tcf parameter.

Recommendations For Captcha PHP version 0.9, consider restricting access to the vulnerable captcha.php file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the tcf parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-4163

Affected Products

Captcha Php

References · 2

• 🔥 http://freshmeat.net/projects/captchaphp/?branch_id=57290&release_id=206985 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4163 · Security Note