CVE-2014-7146

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—💥 Exploit

The XmlImportExport plugin in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted (1) description field or (2) issuelink attribute in an XML file, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the e modifier.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 51%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 99
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · MantisBT XmlImportExport Plugin PHP Code Injection Vulnerability
Published on Exploit-DB · Mantis Bug Tracker 1.2.0a3 < 1.2.17 XmlImportExport Plugin - PHP Code Injection (Metasploit) (2) (11/18/2014)
Published on Exploit-DB · Mantis Bug Tracker 1.2.0a3 < 1.2.17 XmlImportExport Plugin - PHP Code Injection (Metasploit) (1) (11/18/2014)

Affected technologies (1)

Mantisbt — Mantisbt

CWEs

CWE-20

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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