High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2020
CVE-2008-2020
Description
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.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:phpmybittorrent:phpmybittorrent:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmybittorrent:phpmybittorrent:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.2.2
cpe:2.3:a:torrentflux_project:torrentflux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:torrentflux_project:torrentflux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.3
- Range: 1.5.0b4
Patches
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References
5- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491127/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28877nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42152nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3834nvdBroken Link
- www.rooksecurity.com/blog/nvdBroken Link
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