SQL injection in Debian Linux and MantisBT - CVE-2014-1609
Published: March 20, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41902
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1609
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
mantisbt.sourceforge.net
mantisbt.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
Debian Linux
MantisBT
Debian Linux
MantisBT
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-1609
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61432
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3030
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=16880
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65461
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1063111
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/7efe0175f0853e18ebfacedfd2374c4179028b3f