Vulnerability Report

CVE-2008-2020

Title: Phpmybittorrent Cryptographic Failures

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2008-2020.

CWE Category CWE-330
Published Date Apr 30, 2008
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.67%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2008-2020: The CAPTCHA implementation as used in (1) Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 7.0 and 8.1, (2) my123tkShop e-Commerce-Suite (aka 123tkShop) 0.9.1, (3) phpMyBitTorrent 1.2.2, (4) TorrentFlux 2.3, (5) e107 0.7.11, (6) WebZE 0.5.9, (7) Open Media Collectors Database (aka OpenDb) 1.5.0b4, and (8) Labgab 1.1 uses a code_bg.jpg background image and the PHP ImageString function in a way that produces an insufficient number of different images, which allows remote attackers to pass the CAPTCHA test via an automated attack using a table of all possible image checksums and their corresponding digit strings.

Impacted Vendors

F
francisco_burzi 1
E
e107 1
M
my123tkshop 1
P
phpmybittorrent 1
T
torrentflux_project 1
W
webze 1
P
phpnuke 1
T
torrentflux 1
O
opendb 1
L
labgab 1
P
php-nuke 1

Reference Links

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3834 http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=6 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491127/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28877 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42152 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3834 http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=6 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491127/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28877 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42152
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2008-2020 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.