General Information

CAPTCHA Fixation

Variants:
Direct 

Vector Type:
Attack

Relevance:
Generic

Layer:
Application-Level

Platforms:
Any

Target Type:
Application

Affected Mechanisms:
Session Management, Anti-Automation, Secure Design

Invented In:
28/02/2012

Added In:
19/12/2014


Vector Operation Method:
Bypass an improper implementation of a CAPTCHA by abusing a challenge generation race condition.


Direct Variant:

CAPTCHA Fixation

Variant Title:
CAPTCHA Fixation

Typical Severity:
Medium

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