CVE 6.9 MEDIUM

Discuz! X5.0 CAPTCHA Bypass via Predictable Character Set_CVE-2026-49953

6.9 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Discuz! X5.0 releases 20260320 through 20260501 contains a CAPTCHA bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to defeat challenge controls by exploiting limited complexity and predictable character sets in generated CAPTCHA images. Attackers can train a custom optical character recognition model against collected CAPTCHA samples to reliably predict challenge text, bypassing protections on login, registration, and other functionality from automated abuse.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-49953
Source VulnCheck
Published Jun 15, 2026 at 18:45
Modified Jun 15, 2026 at 18:50

Affected Product

Vendor Discuz!
Product Discuz! X5.0
Version 20260320
Affected Versions Discuz! Discuz! X5.0 20260320

CWE Classification

References

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