CVE-2010-4350

MantisBT < 1.2.4 - Remote Code Execution via db_type Parameter in admin/upgrade_unattended.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-4350. PoCs published by LiquidWorm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in MantisBT <=1.2.3 via the 'db_type' parameter in 'upgrade_unattended.php'. The vulnerability arises due to improper input validation, allowing directory traversal and inclusion of arbitrary local files.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/upgrade_unattended.php in MantisBT before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the db_type parameter, related to an unsafe call by MantisBT to a function in the ADOdb Library for PHP.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by LiquidWorm · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15736

This exploit demonstrates a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in MantisBT <=1.2.3 via the 'db_type' parameter in 'upgrade_unattended.php'. The vulnerability arises due to improper input validation, allowing directory traversal and inclusion of arbitrary local files.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MantisBT <=1.2.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application · Knowledge of the target's file system structure
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0002
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/5
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201211-01.xml
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.mantisbt.org/blog/?p=123
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/16/2
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=12607
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51199
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663230
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052730.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42772
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052721.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0788
EPSS Percentile 94.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (33)
mantisbt/mantisbt 0.18.0
mantisbt/mantisbt 0.19.0 (2 CPE variants)
mantisbt/mantisbt 0.19.0a1
mantisbt/mantisbt 0.19.0a2
mantisbt/mantisbt 0.19.1
mantisbt/mantisbt 0.19.2
mantisbt/mantisbt 0.19.3
mantisbt/mantisbt 0.19.4
mantisbt/mantisbt 0.19.5
mantisbt/mantisbt 1.0.0 (6 CPE variants)
... and 23 more
Published Jan 03, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026