CVE-2014-8988
MantisBT before 1.2.18 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the ...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8988- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8988- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8815 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8815- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v4xh-f3qg-rhw7 No score
MantisBT before 1.2.18 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-v4xh-f3qg-rhw7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mantisDebian:7 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 1.2.18-1, plus listed versions 1.2.11-1.21.2.11-1.2+deb7u1 |
1.2.18-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8988 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Mantisbt, published November 24, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.