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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4687

Original release date:10/22/2008

Last revised:08/19/2009

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:9.0 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 8.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=242722

Hyperlink:https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=242722

External Source: XF

Name: mantis-sort-code-execution(45942)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45942

External Source: BID

Name: 31789

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31789

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20081019 CVE request: mantisbt < 1.1.4: RCE

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/1