CVE-2015-1042

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-02-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The string_sanitize_url function in core/string_api.php in MantisBT 1.2.0a3 through 1.2.18 uses an incorrect regular expression, which allows remote attackers to conduct open redirect and phishing attacks via a URL with a ":/" (colon slash) separator in the return parameter to login_page.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-6316.

Affected products

mantisbt: 1.2.0-alpha3, 1.2.0-rc1, 1.2.0-rc2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3 (+15)

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130142/Mantis-BugTracker-1.2.19-Open-Redirect.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/110
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/11/8
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031633
https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17997
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130142/Mantis-BugTracker-1.2.19-Open-Redirect.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/110
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/11/8
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031633
https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17997

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