Two vulnerabilities in MantisBT

Published: 2017-05-23

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-7620
CWE-ID	CWE-352 CWE-601
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	MantisBT Web applications / Other software
Vendor	mantisbt.sourceforge.net

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU6631

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7620

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

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update to version 1.3.11, 2.3.3, 2.4.1.

Vulnerable software versions

MantisBT: 1.0.0 - 2.4.0

External links

http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MANTIS-BUG-TRACKER-CSRF-PERMALINK-INJECTION.txt

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Open redirect

EUVDB-ID: #VU6633

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

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

Exploit availability: No