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CVE-2014-8598· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The XML Import/Export plugin in MantisBT 1.2.x does not restrict access, which allows remote attackers to (1) upload arbitrary XML files via

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 37/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 38.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.5% of all records.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: mantis (Debian:7) 1.2.18-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to mantis (Debian:7) 1.2.18-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

The XML Import/Export plugin in MantisBT 1.2.x does not restrict access, which allows remote attackers to (1) upload arbitrary XML files via the import page or (2) obtain sensitive information via the export page. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2014-7146 to execute arbitrary PHP code.

MediumCVSS 6.4 · v2.0—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Nov 18, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
38.4% · 98th percentile

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Action score

37

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
25 / 40 · 6.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
12 / 30 · 38.4%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
mantisbtmantisbt

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • mantisbt mantisbtup to 1.2.17 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:7mantisbefore 1.2.18-11.2.18-1

Same product

mantisbt: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-7615MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.
    62This week
  • CVE-2014-7146The XmlImportExport plugin in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted (1) descriptio
    45Plan
  • CVE-2019-15074The Timeline feature in my_view_page.php in MantisBT through 2.21.1 has a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, allowing executio
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-30849MantisBT SOAP API has an authentication bypass vulnerability on MySQL
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2026-47156MantisBT: SOAP API Authentication Bypass with Privilege Escalation to Administrator
    37Monitor
  • 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.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:mantis1.2.18-1 · Debian:7Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2014-11-18
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/mantisbt_php_execMantisBT XmlImportExport Plugin PHP Code Injection Vulnerabilityexploit2014-11-08

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-10 d
  2. First PoCsame day
  3. Published
  4. TodayOct 16, 2026+4350 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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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
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-19 · Data Processing Errors

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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