CVE-2017-9091 describes a CAPTCHA bypass vulnerability in Allen Disk 1.6, specifically within the /admin/loginc.php component. This flaw allows an attacker to circumvent the CAPTCHA mechanism by submitting an empty value for the 'captcha' parameter, due to insufficient session variable validation. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:allen_disk_project:allen_disk:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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