5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-9117
MantisBT CAPTCHA Bypass Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 6, 2014, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 8, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9117 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mantisbt mantisbt

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9117 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99004 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99004 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62101 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17811 No Types Assigned https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17811 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.64 }} -0.01%

score

0.79581

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability