Unauthenticated CAPTCHA bypass via guessable challenge
Published May 17, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Guessable CAPTCHA in BestWebSoft Captcha by BestWebSoft 5.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass form verification. The CNA and referenced advisory do not disclose whether challenge generation, presentation, or answer validation makes the CAPTCHA guessable. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful guesses defeat anti-automation checks on enabled forms without a reported confidentiality or availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Guessable CAPTCHA in BestWebSoft Captcha by BestWebSoft 5.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass form verification. The CNA and referenced advisory do not disclose whether challenge generation, presentation, or answer validation makes the CAPTCHA guessable. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful guesses defeat anti-automation checks on enabled forms without a reported confidentiality or availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-31295
- Published
- May 17, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- BestWebSoft
- Product
- Captcha by BestWebSoft
- Classifications
- CWE-804, CAPEC-554, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=5.2.0 changes=[{"at":"5.2.1","status":"unaffected"}]
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