Improper Authentication in MantisBT - CVE-2014-6387
Published: October 22, 2014 / Updated: January 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41203
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6387
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
gpc_api.php in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authenticated via a password starting will a null byte, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
Affected software
MantisBT
Fedora
mantis
Fedora
mantis
How to mitigate CVE-2014-6387
Install update from vendor's website.
MantisBT - update to 1.2.18
mantis - addressed in versions 1.2.17-3.el5, 1.2.17-3.fc21
mantis - addressed in versions 1.2.17-3.el5, 1.2.17-3.fc21