core/string_api.php in Mantis before 1.1.3 does not check the privileges of the viewer…
Priority LOW 36CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.11709 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.19.3 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.19.4 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | mantis |
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.19.3 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.19.4 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·mantis
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4688
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-938w-vx4g-p5w6
References
Advisory 1
More Mantis vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-04470 manage_proj_page.php in Mantis before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2006-00140 Dynamic code evaluation vulnerability in tests/tmssql.php test script in ADOdb for PHP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-00139 The server.php test script in ADOdb for PHP before 4.70, as used in multiple products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01081 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Mantis 0.17.2 and earlier, when running without… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-06260 Mantis before 1.1.0a2 sets the default value of $g_bug_reminder_threshold to "reporter"… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-00644 Unspecified vulnerability in (1) query_store.php and (2) manage_proj_create.php in Mantis… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-4688 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4688 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-938w-vx4g-p5w6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-4688 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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