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.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9572
Reference (s):
- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17937
- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17939
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23243
- MLIST:[oss-security] 20150117 CVE-2014-9572: Improper Access Control in install.php
- URL: http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/158