Open redirect in MantisBT - #VU6633

 

Open redirect in MantisBT - #VU6633

Published: May 23, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6633
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: mantisbt.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
MantisBT

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Update to version 1.3.11, 2.3.3, 2.4.1.

Sources