01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-12-06 21:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-11-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 99e26ef7db2deedeb86c6b52c1da3dd4ea7b2781d4dca4aea9c567dd8679eca7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com71321http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71321
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commantisbt-cve20149117-sec-bypass(99004)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99004
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141126 CVE Request: CAPTCHA bypass in MantisBThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/19
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141126 Re: CVE Request: CAPTCHA bypass in MantisBThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/27/8
- secunia.com62101http://secunia.com/advisories/62101
- www.mantisbt.orghttps://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17811
- github.comhttps://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/7bb78e45
- www.debian.orgDSA-3120http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120