CVE-2014-7146
The XmlImportExport plugin in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted (1)…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 50.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The XmlImportExport plugin in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted (1) description field or (2) issuelink attribute in an XML file, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the e modifier.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- MantisBT XmlImportExport Plugin PHP Code Injection Vulnerability (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/multi/http/mantisbt_php_execRank greatdisclosed 8 Nov 2014
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Mantis Bug Tracker 1.2.0a3 < 1.2.17 XmlImportExport Plugin - PHP Code Injection (Metasploit) (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35283remote, phppublished 18 Nov 2014Verified
- Mantis Bug Tracker 1.2.0a3 < 1.2.17 XmlImportExport Plugin - PHP Code Injection (Metasploit) (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 41685webapps, multiplepublished 18 Nov 2014Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 57 days later
· 57 days later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 50.6% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
8
- 70993 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17725 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/bed19db9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- mantisbt-cve20147146-code-exec(98572) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/84017535 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 62101 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141108 CVE-2014-7146: MantisBT XmlImportExport plugin PHP Code Injection Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3120 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-7023 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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