CVE-2008-4687 EXPLOIT
9.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 67.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
manage_proj_page.php in Mantis before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a sort parameter containing PHP sequences, which are processed by create_function within the multi_sort function in core/utility_api.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 67.45% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mantis | mantis |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mantis Bug Tracker 1.1.3 - 'manage_proj_page' PHP Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2018-05-10 |
| exploit-db | Mantis Bug Tracker 1.1.3 - Remote Code Execution | 2008-10-16 |
References
- http://mantisbt.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mantisbt/branches/BRANCH_1_1_0/mantisbt/core/utility_api.php?r1=5679&r2=5678&pathrev=5679
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32975
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4470
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-07.xml
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=0009704
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31789
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=242722
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45942
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44611/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6768
- http://mantisbt.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mantisbt/branches/BRANCH_1_1_0/mantisbt/core/utility_api.php?r1=5679&r2=5678&pathrev=5679
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32975
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4470
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-07.xml
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=0009704
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