# CVE-2017-9091: /admin/loginc.php in Allen Disk 1.6 doesn't check if isset($\_SESSION\['captcha'\]\['code'\]) == 1, which leads to CAPTCHA bypass by emptying $\_P

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-05-19 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

/admin/loginc.php in Allen Disk 1.6 doesn't check if isset($_SESSION['captcha']['code']) == 1, which leads to CAPTCHA bypass by emptying $_POST['captcha'].

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## References

- https://github.com/s3131212/allendisk/issues/23

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