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.
Published: 2018-10-19
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0553 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8q89-pwhh-7wfq Use of Insufficiently Random Values in penggle:kaptcha
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Kaptcha Project Kaptcha
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:10:30.464Z

Reserved: 2018-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-18531

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-19T20:29:00.570

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:56:06.487

Link: CVE-2018-18531

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