MantisBT up to 1.2.17 install access control

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A vulnerability was found in MantisBT up to 1.2.17 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument install with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

MantisBT before 1.2.19 and 1.3.x before 1.3.0-beta.2 does not properly restrict access to /*/install.php, which allows remote attackers to obtain database credentials via the install parameter with the value 4.

The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at mantisbt.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9572 since 01/07/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81215 (Fedora 20 : mantis-1.2.19-1.fc20 (2015-1364)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123311 (Fedora Security Update for mantis (FEDORA-2015-1419)).

Upgrading to version 1.2.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100211) and Tenable (81215). The entries 66537, 72676, 73763 and 73761 are pretty similar.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 81215
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : mantis-1.2.19-1.fc20 (2015-1364)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mantis FEDORA-2015-1419
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MantisBT 1.2.18

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01/07/2015 🔍
01/17/2015 +10 days 🔍
01/26/2015 +9 days 🔍
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02/23/2015 +28 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +32 days 🔍
04/12/2022 +2573 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mantisbt.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-9572 (🔍)
X-Force: 100211
SecurityTracker: 1031633
Vulnerability Center: 48706 - MantisBT Remote Bypass Restrictions due to Failure to Properly Restrict Access to \x27install.php\x27, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/12/2022 06:37
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (61), 06/20/2017 08:48 (6), 04/12/2022 06:23 (3), 04/12/2022 06:37 (1)
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