CVE-2015-1042
The string_sanitize_url function in core/string_api.php in MantisBT 1.2.0a3 through 1.2.18 uses an incorrect regular expression, which…
- 5.8MediumCVSS base score
- 2.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 17% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The string_sanitize_url function in core/string_api.php in MantisBT 1.2.0a3 through 1.2.18 uses an incorrect regular expression, which allows remote attackers to conduct open redirect and phishing attacks via a URL with a ":/" (colon slash) separator in the return parameter to login_page.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-6316.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 30 days later
· 30 days later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 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 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References6
- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17997 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1031633 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150110 Re: CVE-2014-6316: URL redirection issue in MantisBT (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150111 Re: Re: CVE-2014-6316: URL redirection issue in MantisBT (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20150128 CVE-2015-1042 - Mantis BugTracker 1.2.19 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130142/Mantis-BugTracker-1.2.19-Open-Redirect.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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-2015-1185 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2015-1042)Record last updated .