# CVE-2014-9572: MantisBT before 1.2.19 and 1.3.x before 1.3.0-beta.2 does not properly restrict access to /\*/install.php, which allows remote attackers to o

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-01-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

MantisBT before 1.2.19 and 1.3.x before 1.3.0-beta.2 does not properly restrict access to /*/install.php, which allows remote attackers to obtain database credentials via the install parameter with the value 4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031633
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/158
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100211
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23243
- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17939
- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17937

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