Information disclosure in MantisBT - CVE-2014-9279

 

Information disclosure in MantisBT - CVE-2014-9279

Published: December 8, 2014 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41027
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9279
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MantisBT
Software vendor:
mantisbt.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The print_test_result function in admin/upgrade_unattended.php in MantisBT 1.1.0a3 through 1.2.x before 1.2.18 allows remote attackers to obtain database credentials via a URL in the hostname parameter and reading the parameters in the response sent to the URL.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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