CVE-2014-8988

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8988
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-11-24 15:59:14 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMantisBT before 1.2.18 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the $g_download_attachments_threshold and $g_view_attachments_threshold restrictions and read attachments for private projects by leveraging access to a project that does not restrict access to attachments and a request to the download URL.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mantisbt Mantisbt 1.2.17 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Incorrect access check on attachment downloads · mantisbt/mantisbt@5f0b150 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Vendor Advisory
MantisBT 'core/file_api.php' Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Security Advisory SA62101 - Debian update for mantis - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3120-1 mantis af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
0017742: CVE-2014-8988: Attachments can be downloaded without permission - MantisBT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mantisbt.org
oss-sec: Re: CVE Request: information disclosure in MantisBT attachments af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
oss-security - CVE Request: information disclosure in MantisBT attachments af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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