CVE-2012-1121

Public Exploit

Description

MantisBT before 1.2.9 does not properly check permissions, which allows remote authenticated users with manager privileges to (1) modify or (2) delete global categories.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.24% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52313 vdb entry
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/9443258724e84cb388aa1865b775beaecd80596d patch exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093063.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201211-01.xml vendor advisory
http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=140
http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=13561
http://secunia.com/advisories/51199 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093064.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/9 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092926.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48258 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1121?
CVE-2012-1121 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1121?
To fix CVE-2012-1121, 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-2012-1121 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1121 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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