VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9117
MantisBT before 1.2.18 uses the public_key parameter value as the key to the CAPTCHA answer, which allows remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection mechanism by leveraging knowledge of a CAPTCHA answer for a public_key parameter value, as…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
MantisBT before 1.2.18 uses the public_key parameter value as the key to the CAPTCHA answer, which allows remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection mechanism by leveraging knowledge of a CAPTCHA answer for a public_key parameter value, as demonstrated by E4652 for the public_key value 0.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.34% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- mantisbt/mantisbt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62101
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/27/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71321
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99004
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/7bb78e45
- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17811Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62101
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/27/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71321
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99004
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/7bb78e45
- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17811Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.