admin/upgrade_unattended.php in MantisBT before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid db_type paramet
admin/upgrade_unattended.php in MantisBT before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid db_type parameter, which reveals the installation path in an error message, related to an unsafe call by MantisBT to a function in the ADOdb Library for PHP.
- Published
- Jan 3, 2011
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 8.8% · 95th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-200
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Action score
23
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 8.8%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mantisbt | mantisbt | cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mantisbt mantisbtup to 1.2.3 inclusive
- mantisbt mantisbt0.18.0
- mantisbt mantisbt0.19.0
- mantisbt mantisbt0.19.0a1
- mantisbt mantisbt0.19.0a2
- mantisbt mantisbt0.19.1
- mantisbt mantisbt0.19.2
- mantisbt mantisbt0.19.3
- mantisbt mantisbt0.19.4
- mantisbt mantisbt0.19.5
- mantisbt mantisbt1.0.0
- mantisbt mantisbt1.0.0a1
- mantisbt mantisbt1.0.0a2
- mantisbt mantisbt1.0.0a3
- mantisbt mantisbt1.0.1
- mantisbt mantisbt1.0.2
- mantisbt mantisbt1.0.3
- mantisbt mantisbt1.0.4
- mantisbt mantisbt1.0.5
- mantisbt mantisbt1.0.6
Same product
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- CVE-2019-15715MantisBT before 1.3.20 and 2.22.1 allows Post Authentication Command Injection, leading to Remote Code Execution.37Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2010-12-15 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-20 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+5749 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-200 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
{ "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"], "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}Fixed
{ "permissions": ["activeTab"], "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- ExcavationCAPEC-116likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- FootprintingCAPEC-169likelihood: High · Very Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- FingerprintingCAPEC-224likelihood: High · Very Low
- ICMP Echo Request PingCAPEC-285likelihood: Medium · Low
- TCP SYN ScanCAPEC-287Low
- Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) RecordsCAPEC-290Low
ATT&CK techniques
- System Service DiscoveryT1007
- System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1016
- Remote System DiscoveryT1018
- System Owner/User DiscoveryT1033
- Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or LocationT1036.005
- Network Service ScanningT1046
- System Network Connections DiscoveryT1049
- Process DiscoveryT1057
- Permission Groups DiscoveryT1069
- System Information DiscoveryT1082
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Account DiscoveryT1087
- Multi-Factor Authentication InterceptionT1111
- Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1120
- System Time DiscoveryT1124
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
Noroxi analysis
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References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052721.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052730.html
- secunia.com/advisories/42772
- secunia.com/advisories/51199
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201211-01.xml
- www.mantisbt.org/blog/?p=123
- www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=112
- www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=12607
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0002
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64463
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.