Mantisbt
CVE-2014-7146
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 80.39%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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The XmlImportExport plugin in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted (1) description field or (2) issuelink attribute in an XML file, which is. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 80.4%.
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A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. The XmlImportExport plugin in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted (1) description field or (2) issuelink attribute in an XML file, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the e modifier. Affected products include: Mantisbt.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
The XmlImportExport plugin in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted (1) description field or (2) issuelink attribute in an XML file, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the e modifier.
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Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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SQL injection vulnerability in the manage configuration page (adm_config_report.php) in MantisBT 1.2.13 through 1.2.16 a
The Timeline feature in my_view_page.php in MantisBT through 2.21.1 has a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilit
MantisBT versions prior to 2.28.1 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the SOAP API caused by improper type
MantisBT is an open source issue tracker. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no
The mc_issue_note_update function in the SOAP API in MantisBT before 1.2.11 does not properly check privileges, which al
The current_user_get_bug_filter function in core/current_user_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 allows remote attackers
SQL injection vulnerability in the mc_project_get_attachments function in api/soap/mc_project_api.php in MantisBT before
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in view_all_bug_page.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 allow remote attackers to exec
SQL injection vulnerability in the mci_file_get function in api/soap/mc_file_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.16 allows re
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MantisBT before 1.2.16 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL command