VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-9117
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-12-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-284: Improper Access Control