# CVE-2006-0840: manage\_user\_page.php in Mantis 1.00rc4 and earlier does not properly handle a sort parameter containing a ' (quote) character, which allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-02-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

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

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