Mantis 0.9.1 signup_page.php Bomb denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Mantis 0.9.1 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file signup_page.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (Bomb). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

signup_page.php in Mantis bugtracker allows remote attackers to send e-mail bombs by creating multiple users and providing the same e-mail address.

The bug was discovered 08/20/2004. The weakness was released 08/20/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1731 since 02/26/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

By approaching the search of inurl:signup_page.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14324 (Mantis < 0.18.3 / 0.19.0a2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17093) and Tenable (14324). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 22877 and 22878.

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Name: Bomb
Class: Denial of service / Bomb
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14324
Nessus Name: Mantis < 0.18.3 / 0.19.0a2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1731 (🔍)
X-Force: 17093
Vulnerability Center: 7428 - Mantis Bugtracker Allows Attacker to Send E-Mail Bombs, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10995 - Mantis New Account Signup Mass Emailing Vulnerability
OSVDB: 9090 - Mantis - New Account Signup Mass Emailing Issue

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Created: 04/14/2015 13:18
Updated: 05/31/2019 00:33
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:18 (66), 05/31/2019 00:33 (4)
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