Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in bug_actiongroup_ext_page.php in MantisBT before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter, related to bug_actiongroup_page.php.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | mantis | 1.1.8+dfsg-10squeeze1 | DSA-2308-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | mantis | 1.1.6+dfsg-2lenny6 | DSA-2308-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2308-1 mantis - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 8392 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/6ede60d3db9e202044f135001589cce941ff6f0f
- DSA-2308 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110904 CVE requests: <mantisbt-1.2.8 multiple vulnerabilities (1xLFI+XSS, 2xXSS) mailing-list
- GLSA-201211-01 vendor-advisory
- https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mantisbt.html
- [oss-security] 20110904 Re: CVE requests: <mantisbt-1.2.8 multiple vulnerabilities (1xLFI+XSS, 2xXSS) mailing-list
- 45961 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/5b93161f3ece2f73410c296fed8522f6475d273d
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=640297
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=735514
- 49448 vdb-entry
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=13281
- mantisbt-action-file-include(69588) vdb-entry
- 51199 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110909 Re: CVE requests: <mantisbt-1.2.8 multiple vulnerabilities (1xLFI+XSS, 2xXSS) mailing-list
- [debian-security-tracker] 20110908 Security Fix for mantis stable 1.1.8 mailing-list
- FEDORA-2011-12369 vendor-advisory
- 20110905 Multiple vulnerabilities in MantisBT mailing-list