Security Advisory

CVE-2018-18531

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2018-10-19 20:00:00
Last updated 2024-09-17 04:10:30
Assigner mitre
State PUBLISHED

Description

text/impl/DefaultTextCreator.java, text/impl/ChineseTextProducer.java, and text/impl/FiveLetterFirstNameTextCreator.java in kaptcha 2.3.2 use the Random (rather than SecureRandom) function for generating CAPTCHA values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a brute-force approach.