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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…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.3%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 71321 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- mantisbt-cve20149117-sec-bypass(99004) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141126 CVE Request: CAPTCHA bypass in MantisBT (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141126 Re: CVE Request: CAPTCHA bypass in MantisBT (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 62101 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17811 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/7bb78e45 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3120 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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