CSRF in Mantisbt

CVE-2017-7620

MantisBT before 1.3.11, 2.x before 2.3.3, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 omits a backslash check in string_api.php and consequently has conflicting interpretations of an initial \/ substring as introducing either a local pathname or a remote hostname, which leads to (1) arbitrary Permalink Injection via CSRF attacks on a permalink_page.php?url= URI and (2) an open redirect via a login_page.php?return= URI.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.014 (68.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

  • Mantisbt — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7620?
CVE-2017-7620 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mantisbt, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-7620?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7620 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.