OCR-assisted CAPTCHA Brute-forcing
Variants:
Direct
Also Known As:
Weak CAPTCHA
Vector Type:
Attack
Relevance:
Generic
Layer:
Application-Level
Platforms:
Any
Target Type:
Application
Affected Mechanisms:
Session Management, Anti-Automation, Secure Design
Invented In:
01/01/2000
Added In:
19/12/2014
Vector Operation Method:
Bypass an improper implementation of a CAPTCHA in which the generated challenges can be answered using a simple OCR module, an existing OCR module, or the equivalent audio recognition software.
