CVE-2014-7146 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2014-11-18

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 80.4% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3120-1	mantis security update

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.80388.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/576
http://secunia.com/advisories/62101
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120
http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17725
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70993
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98572
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/84017535
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/bed19db9

History

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Mantisbt Mantisbt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-11-18T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:40:19.040Z

Reserved: 2014-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-7146

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-18T15:59:02.500

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-7146

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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