CVE-2014-9572 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain database credentials by accessing the install script, exposing sensitive data in MantisBT.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-9572?
CVE-2014-9572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 26 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mantisbt Mantisbt.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-9572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2019-15074 MantisBT allows cross-site scripting (XSS) via crafted filename
- CVE-2026-30849 MantisBT SOAP API has an authentication bypass vulnerability on MySQL
- CVE-2025-47776 MantisBT: Authentication bypass for some passwords due to PHP type juggling
- CVE-2017-7615 MantisBT allows arbitrary password reset
- CVE-2026-33517 MantisBT Vulnerable to Stored HTML Injection in Tag Delete Confirmation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgr7-5vq4-23hv.