Remote CAPTCHA bypass via None return
Published Apr 25, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Incorrect return-value handling in Tethik flask-session-captcha before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA checks via empty submissions. The captcha.validate() function returns None when given no value, while integrations that reject only an explicit False result treat that response as successful verification. Exploitation requires a Flask application using that comparison pattern; the consequence is bypass of the application's CAPTCHA gate and potentially the protected action, with no direct confidentiality or availability impact established.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect return-value handling in Tethik flask-session-captcha before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA checks via empty submissions. The captcha.validate() function returns None when given no value, while integrations that reject only an explicit False result treat that response as successful verification. Exploitation requires a Flask application using that comparison pattern; the consequence is bypass of the application's CAPTCHA gate and potentially the protected action, with no direct confidentiality or availability impact established.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-24880
- Published
- Apr 25, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Tethik
- Product
- flask-session-captcha
- Classifications
- CWE-253, CWE-754, CWE-394
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 25, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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