CVE-2014-8598
The XML Import/Export plugin in MantisBT 1.2.x does not restrict access, which allows remote attackers to (1) upload arbitrary XML files…
- 6.4MediumCVSS base score
- 38.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The XML Import/Export plugin in MantisBT 1.2.x does not restrict access, which allows remote attackers to (1) upload arbitrary XML files via the import page or (2) obtain sensitive information via the export page. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2014-7146 to execute arbitrary PHP code.
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 an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits2
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-DB1 entry
- 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
- 14 days later
· 14 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 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 38.5% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/80a15487 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141108 CVE-2014-8598: MantisBT XML Import/Export plugin unrestricted access (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- mantisbt-cve20148598-sec-bypass(98573) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 70996 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17780 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 62101 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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-2014-8435 (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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