CVE-2014-6316

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

core/string_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 does not properly categorize URLs when running under the web root, which allows remote attackers to conduct open redirect and phishing attacks via a crafted URL in the return parameter to login_page.php.

Affected products

mantisbt: through 1.2.17

References

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/931
http://secunia.com/advisories/62101
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/03/11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71478
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99128
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/e66ecc9f
https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17648
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/931
http://secunia.com/advisories/62101
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/03/11

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