Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 24, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-8988
CVE-2014-8988
Description
MantisBT 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.
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References
8- github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/5f0b150bnvdVendor Advisory
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/693nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/62101nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120nvd
- www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.phpnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/15/6nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71104nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98731nvd
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