CVE-2014-8598

Mantisbt vulnerability

CVSS

6.4

EPSS

38.5%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

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.

Affected vendor

Mantisbt

Affected product

Mantisbt

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-19

Published

2014-11-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 38.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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