Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2022· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Potential Captcha Validate Bypass in flask-session-captcha
CVE-2022-24880
Description
flask-session-captcha is a package which allows users to extend Flask by adding an image based captcha stored in a server side session. In versions prior to 1.2.1, he captcha.validate() function would return None if passed no value (e.g. by submitting an having an empty form). If implementing users were checking the return value to be False, the captcha verification check could be bypassed. Version 1.2.1 fixes the issue. Users can workaround the issue by not explicitly checking that the value is False. Checking the return value less explicitly should still work.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
flask-session-captchaPyPI | < 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 |
Affected products
2- Range: < 1.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7r87-cj48-wj45ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24880ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/Tethik/flask-session-captcha/commit/2811ae23a38d33b620fb7a07de8837c6d65c13e4ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/Tethik/flask-session-captcha/pull/27ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/Tethik/flask-session-captcha/releases/tag/v1.2.1ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/Tethik/flask-session-captcha/security/advisories/GHSA-7r87-cj48-wj45ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/flask-session-captcha/PYSEC-2022-193.yamlghsaWEB
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.