# CVE-2014-2238: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the filter_config_id parameter in the configuration page.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qh35-6wj2-6prp

## What is CVE-2014-2238?

CVE-2014-2238 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 5 Mar 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in the manage configuration page (adm_config_report.php) in MantisBT 1.2.13 through 1.2.16 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the filter_config_id parameter.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2238?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mantisbt Mantisbt.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2238 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2238 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MantisBT Admin SQL Injection Arbitrary File Read (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Mantisbt Mantisbt

- [CVE-2019-15074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15074/): MantisBT allows cross-site scripting (XSS) via crafted filename (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2026-30849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30849/): MantisBT SOAP API has an authentication bypass vulnerability on MySQL (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-47776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47776/): MantisBT: Authentication bypass for some passwords due to PHP type juggling (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7615/): MantisBT allows arbitrary password reset (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-33517](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33517/): MantisBT Vulnerable to Stored HTML Injection in Tag Delete Confirmation (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2238 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2238 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 5 Mar 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2238 exists.

Affected product: Mantisbt Mantisbt. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2238/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2238/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2238
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2238
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2238

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2238/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.