CVE-2015-1042
The string_sanitize_url function in core/string_api.php in MantisBT 1.2.0a3 through 1.2.18 uses...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2015-1042- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-1042- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1185 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-1185- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-63qw-955w-2x9f No score
The string_sanitize_url function in core/string_api.php in MantisBT 1.2.0a3 through 1.2.18 uses...
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.
- Record
GHSA-63qw-955w-2x9f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-1042 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Mantisbt, published February 10, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.19%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17997
securitytracker.com/id/1031633
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/10/5
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/110
packetstormsecurity.com/files/130142/Mantis-BugTracker-1.2.19-Open-Redirect.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1042
github.com/advisories/GHSA-63qw-955w-2x9f