CVE-2014-2224
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPlogger 1.0 RC1 and earlier, when the Lucid theme is used, does not assign new values for certain codes, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection mechanism via a series of form submissions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePlogger 1.0 RC1 and earlier with the Lucid theme contains a CAPTCHA bypass vulnerability. The theme fails to regenerate CAPTCHA codes after each form submission attempt, allowing attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection through automated brute-force attacks by systematically trying different values.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Plogger versionLocate the Plocker installation directory and check for version file or header comments in main PHP files. Common locations include root-level version.php or README files.Affected if The installed version is 1.0 RC1 or any version numbered 1.0 or earlier.
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Check for Lucid theme presenceExamine the themes directory (typically /themes/) for a folder named 'lucid' or similar. List all installed themes to determine which ones are active or available.Affected if The Lucid theme is installed and actively in use on the Plogger site.
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Locate CAPTCHA implementation filesWithin the Lucid theme folder, search for files handling form submissions, particularly login, registration, or comment forms that contain CAPTCHA logic.Affected if CAPTCHA-related PHP files exist within the Lucid theme directory.
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Examine CAPTCHA session handlingOpen the CAPTCHA PHP files and inspect the session token generation logic. Look for whether $_SESSION['captcha'] or similar session variables are being regenerated or reused across form submissions.Affected if The CAPTCHA code remains the same across multiple form submission attempts without being regenerated.
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Test CAPTCHA behavior dynamicallySubmit the same form multiple times with an incorrect CAPTCHA value and observe whether the CAPTCHA image/code changes after each submission attempt.Affected if The CAPTCHA image and value remain identical after multiple form submission attempts.
The environment is affected if Plogger version 1.0 or earlier is running with the Lucid theme, and the CAPTCHA does not generate a new code after each form submission attempt.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataFix the CAPTCHA implementation in the Lucid theme to generate new random values after each validation attempt, or replace it with a more robust CAPTCHA library that handles session token rotation properly.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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