Mantis manage_user_create.php cross-site request forgery
| mantis-manageusercreate-csrf (42447) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mantis is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the manage_user_create.php script. By persuading an authenticated victim with administrative privileges to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed HTTP request to cause the victim to perform arbitrary tasks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create user accounts, perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning and other malicious activities.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- Mantis, Mantis 1.1.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mantis (1.2.0a1 or later), available from the Mantis Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 20 2008 - 11:50:21 CDT, Mantis Bug Tracker 1.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-05/0239.html.
- Mantis Web site, Mantis Bug Tracker | Download at http://www.mantisbt.org/download.php.
- SourceForge.net: Files, Mantis - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: 1.2.0a1 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=595025&group_id=14963.
- CVE-2008-2276: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in manage_user_create.php in Mantis 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to create new administrative users via a crafted link.
- GLSA-200809-10: Mantis: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA30270: Mantis Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
May 15, 2008
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