core/string_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 does not properly categorize URLs when running under the web root, which allows remote…

Description

core/string_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 does not properly categorize URLs when running under the web root, which allows remote attackers to conduct open redirect and phishing attacks via a crafted URL in the return parameter to login_page.php.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17648 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• mantisbt-cve20146316-open-redirect(99128) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 71478 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/e66ecc9f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20141205 RE: CVE-2014-6316: URL redirection issue in MantisBT (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20141202 CVE-2014-6316: URL redirection issue in MantisBT (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_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)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2014-6316](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2014-6316.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2014-6316)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 12:10 UTC.