CVE-2017-12419

Description

If, after successful installation of MantisBT through 2.5.2 on MySQL/MariaDB, the administrator does not remove the 'admin' directory (as recommended in the "Post-installation and upgrade tasks" section of the MantisBT Admin Guide), and the MySQL client has a local_infile setting enabled (in php.ini mysqli.allow_local_infile, or the MySQL client config file, depending on the PHP setup), an attacker may take advantage of MySQL's "connect file read" feature to remotely access files on the MantisBT server.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.08% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mantisbt.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=23173 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100142 third party advisory vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/04/6 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12419?
CVE-2017-12419 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12419?
To fix CVE-2017-12419, 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-2017-12419 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-12419 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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