# CVE-2015-1042: The string\_sanitize\_url function in core/string\_api.php in MantisBT 1.2.0a3 through 1.2.18 uses an incorrect regular expression, which allow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-02-10 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The string_sanitize_url function in core/string_api.php in MantisBT 1.2.0a3 through 1.2.18 uses an incorrect regular expression, which allows remote attackers to conduct open redirect and phishing attacks via a URL with a ":/" (colon slash) separator in the return parameter to login_page.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-6316.

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## References

- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17997
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031633
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/11/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/110
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130142/Mantis-BugTracker-1.2.19-Open-Redirect.html

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