CVE-2014-9117

Published Dec 6, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3120-1 mantis security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8943 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:33 PM
Reserved
Nov 26, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 6, 2014, 9:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM