SB2017052306 - Two vulnerabilities in MantisBT

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SB2017052306 - Two vulnerabilities in MantisBT

Published: May 23, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017052306
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7620)

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of the HTTP request origin in 'string_api.php'. A remote attacker can create a specially specially crafted web page, trick the authenticated victim into visiting it and inject arbitrary permalinks into the mantisbt Web Interface.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in cross-site request forgery conducting.

2) Open redirect (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect website visitors to external websites.

The weakness exists in 'return' parameter in 'login_page.php' due to incorrect validation of redirected URL. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, redirect the victim on external website page.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in conducting further attacks.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References