--- title: "CVE-2008-4688\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4688?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2008-4688 Publication date 22 October 2008 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description core/string\_api.php in Mantis before 1.1.3 does not check the privileges of the viewer before composing a link with issue data in the source anchor, which allows remote attackers to discover an issue's title and status via a request with a modified issue number. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | mantis | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Not affected | | 9.04 jaunty | Not affected | | 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4688) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4688) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-4688) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4688) ### Other references *