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.
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 7 | mantis | 1.2.18-1 | DSA-3120-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-3120-1 mantis - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17648
- mantisbt-cve20146316-open-redirect(99128) vdb-entry
- 71478 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/e66ecc9f
- [oss-security] 20141205 RE: CVE-2014-6316: URL redirection issue in MantisBT mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20141202 CVE-2014-6316: URL redirection issue in MantisBT mailing-list
- 62101 third-party-advisory
- DSA-3120 vendor-advisory