CVE-2014-7146 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 50.6% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 50.56% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-11-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mantisbt | mantisbt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mantis Bug Tracker 1.2.0a3 < 1.2.17 XmlImportExport Plugin - PHP Code Injection (Metasploit) (2) | 2014-11-18 |
| exploit-db | Mantis Bug Tracker 1.2.0a3 < 1.2.17 XmlImportExport Plugin - PHP Code Injection (Metasploit) (1) | 2014-11-18 |
References
- 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
- 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
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