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GHSA-xjmx-cprh-646r CVE-2020-25781

MantisBT unauthorized users able to access private files

Medium Packagist
Severity
4.3 / 10
Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.94%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 60.88% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Fix
2.24.3
Upgrade mantisbt/mantisbt to this version or later

Description

An issue was discovered in file_download.php in MantisBT before 2.24.3. Users without access to view private issue notes are able to download the (supposedly private) attachments linked to these notes by accessing the corresponding file download URL directly.

Affected versions

Packagist

PackageVulnerableFixed in
mantisbt/mantisbt
< 2.24.3
2.24.3

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 → 2.24.3

composer
composer require mantisbt/mantisbt:^2.24.3

Severity breakdown

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-863: Incorrect Authorization

The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

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) [REF-229] 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 access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied 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 [REF-7].
  • 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

Timeline

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  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy 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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