CVE-2009-20001: High severity centos libreport-plugin-mantisbt vulnerability

Published Mar 7, 2021
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Updated

An issue was discovered in MantisBT before 2.24.5. It associates a unique cookie string with each user. This string is not reset upon logout (i.e., the user session is still considered valid and active), allowing an attacker who somehow gained access to a user's cookie to login as them.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
MantisBT mantisbt<2.24.5
composer/mantisbt/mantisbt<=2.24.4
2.24.5

Event History

Mar 7, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:02 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:02 PM
Description
Apr 21, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·01:54 AM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·01:54 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-20001?

The severity of CVE-2009-20001 is high with a score of 8.1.

2

How does CVE-2009-20001 affect MantisBT?

CVE-2009-20001 affects MantisBT versions up to and including 2.24.5.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2009-20001?

CVE-2009-20001 allows an attacker to login as a user if they gain access to the user's cookie.

4

Is there a fix available for CVE-2009-20001?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2009-20001 is included in MantisBT version 2.24.6 and later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2009-20001?

You can find more information about CVE-2009-20001 in the MantisBT bug reports: [link1](https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27976) and [link2](https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=11296).

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