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title: "CVE-2014-8598\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-8598

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 XML Import/Export plugin in MantisBT 1.2.x does not restrict access,
which allows remote attackers to (1) upload arbitrary XML files via the
import page or (2) obtain sensitive information via the export page. NOTE:
this issue can be combined with CVE-2014-7146 to execute arbitrary PHP
code.

## 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-2014-8598)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8598)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-8598)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8598)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/80a15487>
* <http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17780>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8598>