CVE-2006-0840

Public Exploit

Description

manage_user_page.php in Mantis 1.00rc4 and earlier does not properly handle a sort parameter containing a ' (quote) character, which allows remote attackers to trigger a SQL error that may be repeatedly reported to a user who makes subsequent web accesses with the MANTIS_MANAGE_COOKIE cookie. NOTE: this issue might be the same as vector 2 in CVE-2005-4519.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.67% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory morph3us.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16657	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24726	vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=386059&group_id=14963	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425046/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://morph3us.org/advisories/20060214-mantis-100rc4.txt	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=14963&package_id=12175&release_id=386059	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0840?: CVE-2006-0840 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0840?: To fix CVE-2006-0840, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0840 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0840 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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