CVE-2008-4687

Exp

manage_proj_page.php in Mantis before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a sort parameter containing PHP sequences, which are processed by create_function within the multi_sort function in core/utility_api.php.

Published: 2008-10-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4687 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.22%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-4687

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
44611 exploit_db edb 2018-05-10 Exploit-DB ↗
6768 exploit_db edb 2008-10-16 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4687

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-28 78.05% 79.22% +1.17%
2 2025-03-30 84.82% 78.05% -6.77%
3 2025-03-29 — 84.82% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4687

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4687

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4687

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2008-4687: 1 GLSA(s) (200812-07), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/mantisbt); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4687
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4687
ubuntu low CVE-2008-4687 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mantis), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 6, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4687

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4687

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mantis mantis <= 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 0.19.3 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 0.19.4 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4687

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