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title: "CVE-2014-7146\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7146?format=md
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# CVE-2014-7146

Publication date 18 November 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mantis | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [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-2014-7146)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7146)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-7146)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7146)

### Other references

* <http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17725>
* <https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/bed19db9 (1.2.x branch)>
* <https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/84017535 (master)>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7146>