Path traversal in MantisBT - CVE-2011-3357

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in bug_actiongroup_ext_page.php in MantisBT before 1.2.8. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a . (dot dot) in the action parameter, related to bug_actiongroup_page.php.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2011-3357

External References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=640297
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-tracker/2011/09/msg00012.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066061.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/45961
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51199
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201211-01.xml
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8392
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2308
• http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=13281
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/04/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/04/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519547/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49448
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=735514
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69588
• https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/5b93161f3ece2f73410c296fed8522f6475d273d
• https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/6ede60d3db9e202044f135001589cce941ff6f0f
• https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mantisbt.html

Related Security Bulletins

• Multiple vulnerabilities in mantisbt.sourceforge.net MantisBT