Mantis up to 1.1.2 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mantis up to 1.1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-4689. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mantis up to 1.1.2 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mantis before 1.1.3 does not unset the session cookie during logout, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions.

The bug was discovered 10/18/2008. The weakness was published 10/22/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4689 since 10/22/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35024 (GLSA-200812-07 : Mantis: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46084), Tenable (35024), SecurityFocus (BID 31344†), OSVDB (49478†) and Secunia (SA32975†). Similar entries are available at VDB-43389, VDB-43388, VDB-44659 and VDB-44159. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 35024
Nessus Name: GLSA-200812-07 : Mantis: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 61946
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200812-07 (mantisbt)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mantis 1.0.2

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09/22/2008 🔍
10/18/2008 +26 days 🔍
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10/22/2008 +4 days 🔍
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12/02/2008 +41 days 🔍
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12/07/2008 +4 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2291 days 🔍
08/02/2021 +2330 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44660
X-Force: 46084
SecurityFocus: 31344
Secunia: 32975 - Gentoo update for mantisbt, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 49478 - CVE-2008-4689 - Mantis - Session Hijacking Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20147 - Mantis < 1.1.3 Allows Remote Session Hijack, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/02/2021 14:44
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 08/21/2019 15:02 (5), 08/02/2021 14:44 (4)
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