GHSA-g582-8vwr-68h2 CVE-2025-62520
MantisBT unauthorized disclosure of private project column configuration
- Severity
- 0.0 / 10
- Medium · CVSS 4.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.26%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 18.33% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Fix
2.27.2- Upgrade mantisbt/mantisbt to this version or later
Description
Impact
Due to insufficient access-level checks, any non-admin user having access to manage_config_columns_page.php (typically project managers having MANAGER role) can use the Copy From action to retrieve the columns configuration from a private project they have no access to.
Access to the reverse operation (Copy To) is correctly controlled, i.e. it is not possible to alter the private project's configuration.
Patches
The vulnerability will be fixed in MantisBT version 2.27.2.
Workarounds
None
Credits
Thanks to d3vpoo1 for reporting the issue.
Affected versions
Packagist
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mantisbt/mantisbt | < 2.27.2 |
2.27.2 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
mantisbt/mantisbt Packagist → 2.27.2
- composer
composer require mantisbt/mantisbt:^2.27.2
Severity breakdown
CVSS 4.0 0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
- Low
- Integrity (vulnerable system)
- None
- Availability (vulnerable system)
- None
- Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
- None
- Integrity (subsequent systems)
- None
- Availability (subsequent systems)
- None
CVSS 3.1 4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-285: Improper Authorization
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design: Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries. Note that this approach may not protect against horizontal authorization, i.e., it will not protect a user from attacking others with the same role.
- Architecture and Design: Ensure that you perform access control checks related to your business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that you apply to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records. For example, a database may restrict access for medical records to a specific database user, but each record might only be intended to be accessible to the patient and the patient's doctor.
- Architecture and Design: Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, consider using authorization frameworks such as the JAAS Authorization Framework [REF-233] and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature [REF-45].
- Architecture and Design: For web applications, make sure that the access control mechanism is enforced correctly at the server side on every page. Users should not be able to access any unauthorized functionality or information by simply requesting direct access to that page. One way to do this is to ensure that all pages containing sensitive information are not cached, and that all such pages restrict access to requests that are accompanied by an active and authenticated session token associated with a user who has the required permissions to access that page.
- System Configuration, Installation: Use the access control capabilities of your operating system and server environment and define your access control lists accordingly. Use a "default deny" policy when defining these ACLs.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-h2wf-967x-gxvw MantisBT: Stored XSS in print_all_bug_page_word.php | High | Also affects mantisbt/mantisbt |
| GHSA-4vpf-w7qv-5h3q MantisBT: Injection of TIME_TRACKING and REMINDER Notes via REST and SOAP APIs | Medium | Also affects mantisbt/mantisbt |
| GHSA-3v2j-6fw9-f57c MantisBT: REST and SOAP API Issue Update Accepts Unreleased Product Versions From Updaters | Medium | Also affects mantisbt/mantisbt |
| GHSA-vcrw-4xvv-jh49 MantisBT: Reflected XSS in admin/install.php via unescaped printf | Critical | Also affects mantisbt/mantisbt |
| GHSA-77x8-3v3h-hrhv MantisBT: Reflected XSS in admin/install.php | Critical | Also affects mantisbt/mantisbt |
| GHSA-m7ph-9558-mrx3 MantisBT: REST API unauthorized Issue status change | Medium | Also affects mantisbt/mantisbt |
| GHSA-v84x-qvhg-f36r MantisBT: Remote Code Execution via eval() Class Hoisting in adm_config_set.php | High | Also affects mantisbt/mantisbt |
| GHSA-c2xg-qjqw-2v98 MantisBT: SOAP API Authentication Bypass with Privilege Escalation to Administrator | Critical | Also affects mantisbt/mantisbt |
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