General Information

CAPTCHA Re-Riding

Variants:
Direct 

Also Known As:
CAPTCHA Accumulation

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:
Abuse CAPTCHA verification mechanisms that do not truncate the session flag containing the answer or successful verification status by reusing the session identifier associated with the answer or the status.


Direct Variant:

CAPTCHA Re-Riding

Also Known As:
CAPTCHA Accumulation

Typical Severity:
Medium

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