A cryptanalytic break in Altcha Proof-of-Work obfuscation mode version 0.8.0 and later allows for remote visitors to recover the Proof-of-Work nonce in constant time via mathematical deduction. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because the product's objective is "to discourage automated scraping / bots, not guarantee resistance to determined attackers." The documentation states “the goal is not to provide a secure cryptographic algorithm but to use a proof-of-work mechanism that allows any capable device to decrypt the hidden data.”
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Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-327 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | A cryptanalytic break in Altcha Proof-of-Work obfuscation mode version 0.8.0 and later allows for remote visitors to recover the Proof-of-Work nonce in constant time via mathematical deduction. | A cryptanalytic break in Altcha Proof-of-Work obfuscation mode version 0.8.0 and later allows for remote visitors to recover the Proof-of-Work nonce in constant time via mathematical deduction. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because the product's objective is "to discourage automated scraping / bots, not guarantee resistance to determined attackers." The documentation states “the goal is not to provide a secure cryptographic algorithm but to use a proof-of-work mechanism that allows any capable device to decrypt the hidden data.” |
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0000
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Altcha
Altcha altcha |
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Altcha
Altcha altcha |
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | A cryptanalytic break in Altcha Proof-of-Work obfuscation mode version 0.8.0 and later allows for remote visitors to recover the Proof-of-Work nonce in constant time via mathematical deduction. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2025-12-11T14:36:52.373Z
Reserved: 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2025-65849
Updated: 2025-12-09T20:01:55.406Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-12-08T19:15:50.817
Modified: 2025-12-11T15:15:50.497
Link: CVE-2025-65849
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