WordPress Plugin Peters Math Anti-Spam Audio CAPTCHA Security Bypass - CVE-2008-7216 - Vulnerability Database

WordPress Plugin Peters Math Anti-Spam Audio CAPTCHA Security Bypass - CVE-2008-7216

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Reference: CVE-2008-7216
Title: WordPress Plugin Peters Math Anti-Spam Audio CAPTCHA Security Bypass
Overview:

WordPress Plugin Peters Math Anti-Spam is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. This issue occurs when presenting a visitor with challenge data to determine if they are a legitimate user or an automaton. The challenge data is poorly obfuscated and can be interpreted by script code. Attackers can leverage this issue to bypass the security measures provided by the plugin via an automated script. This could aid in spam distribution and other attacks. WordPress Plugin Peters Math Anti-Spam version 0.1.6 is vulnerable other versions may also be affected.