CVE-2014-6316

medium
Published 2014-12-12 ยท Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
5.8

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
mantisbtmantisbt{"endIncluding":"1.2.17"}

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.