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.
Published: 2014-12-06
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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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Mantisbt Mantisbt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:33:13.601Z

Reserved: 2014-11-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9117

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-06T21:59:02.547

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-9117

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