#VU45493 Path traversal in MantisBT - CVE-2010-4350
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45493
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4350
CWE-ID:
CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: Yes
Vulnerable software:
MantisBT
Web applications /
Other software
Vendor: mantisbt.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in admin/upgrade_unattended.php in MantisBT before 1.2.4. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a . (dot dot) in the db_type parameter, related to an unsafe call by MantisBT to a function in the ADOdb Library for PHP.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
MantisBT: 0.18.0 - 1.2.2
External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052721.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052730.html
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/5
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/16/2
https://secunia.com/advisories/42772
https://secunia.com/advisories/51199
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201211-01.xml
https://www.mantisbt.org/blog/?p=123
https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=112
https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=12607
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0002
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4984.php
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663230
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
