CVE-2008-4688
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.117 · 96 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
core/string_api.php in Mantis before 1.1.3 does not check the privileges of the viewer before composing a link with issue data in the source anchor, which allows remote attackers to discover an issue's title and status via a request with a modified issue number.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (14)
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references (16)
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- http://mantisbt.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mantisbt/branches/BRANCH_1_1_0/mantisbt/core/string_api.php?r1=5285&r2=5384&pathrev=5384enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32243enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32975enisa_euvd
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-07.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=9321enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31868enisa_euvd
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