Description
The current_user_get_bug_filter function in core/current_user_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the filter parameter.
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
- 71361 vdb-entry
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17875
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/599364b2
- [oss-security] 20141205 Re: CVE request: PHP Object Injection in MantisBT filter API mailing-list
- mantisbt-currentusergetbug-code-exec(99016) vdb-entry
- 62101 third-party-advisory
- DSA-3120 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20141129 CVE request: PHP Object Injection in MantisBT filter API mailing-list