CVE-2006-6515: Critical severity Mantis Mantis vulnerability

Published Dec 14, 2006
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Updated

Mantis before 1.1.0a2 sets the default value of $gbugreminderthreshold to "reporter" instead of a more privileged role, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to frequency of reminders.

Affected Software

16 affected components
Mantis Mantis<=1.1.0a1
Mantis Mantis=1.0.0
Mantis Mantis=1.0.0_rc1
Mantis Mantis=1.0.0_rc2
Mantis Mantis=1.0.0_rc3
Mantis Mantis=1.0.0_rc4
Mantis Mantis=1.0.0_rc5
Mantis Mantis=1.0.0a1
Mantis Mantis=1.0.0a2
Mantis Mantis=1.0.0a3
Mantis Mantis=1.0.1
Mantis Mantis=1.0.2
Mantis Mantis=1.0.3
Mantis Mantis=1.0.4
Mantis Mantis=1.0.5
Mantis Mantis=1.0.6

Event History

Dec 14, 2006
CVE Published
01:28 AM
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:28 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6515?

CVE-2006-6515 does not have a widely assigned CVSS score, but its impact is unknown and could potentially affect the security of user reminders.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-6515?

To mitigate CVE-2006-6515, upgrade MantisBT to version 1.1.0a2 or later where this vulnerability is addressed.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2006-6515?

CVE-2006-6515 affects MantisBT versions prior to 1.1.0a2, including 1.0.0 through 1.0.6.

4

What is the root cause of CVE-2006-6515?

CVE-2006-6515 stems from MantisBT setting the default reminder access level to 'reporter' instead of a more privileged role.

5

Are there any known exploits for CVE-2006-6515?

As of now, there are no documented exploits for CVE-2006-6515, but its possible impacts remain uncertain.

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