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Acronis · Report #1655629

Bypassing Recaptcha Protection in `https://connect.acronis.com`

Validstatus
lowseverity
54upvotes
30 Oct 2024disclosed

How it was found

The Recaptcha Token is not validated in https://connect.acronis.com/auth/register The Invader can reuse the same Token to create infinite other user accounts, and flood the system.

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Suggested Mitigation/Remediation Actions:

  1. Limiting the request to once every X minutes.
  2. Make sure that every request is checked for correct recaptchaand is then processed.

Impact

The whole purpose of having the security feature of captcha has gone in vain.

Possible Scenarios:

  1. Attacker could use this vulnerability to bomb out the system.
  2. Attacker might cause denial of service to servers.

This report was disclosed publicly on HackerOne and belongs to its author and the program. See the original