CVE-2008-2019 describes a weakness in Simple Machines Forum (SMF), likely version 1.1.4, where its WAV file CAPTCHA can be bypassed. The vulnerability stems from the CAPTCHA's reliance on "randomly generated static" that can be defeated by automated attacks using Hamming distances, an insufficient fix for a prior issue. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity with network-based attacks, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, but it has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:smf:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.