CVE-2020-29604: Medium severity centos libreport-plugin-mantisbt vulnerability

Published Jan 29, 2021
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Updated

An issue was discovered in MantisBT before 2.24.4. A missing access check in bugactiongroup.php allows an attacker (with rights to create new issues) to use the COPY group action to create a clone, including all bugnotes and attachments, of any private issue (i.e., one having Private view status, or belonging to a private Project) via the bugarr[] parameter. This provides full access to potentially confidential information.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
MantisBT mantisbt<2.24.4
Microsoft Windows
composer/mantisbt/mantisbt<2.24.4
2.24.4
All of the following
MantisBT mantisbt<2.24.4
Microsoft Windows

Event History

Jan 29, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:45 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:45 AM
Description
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:40 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-29604.

2

What is the severity rating of CVE-2020-29604?

CVE-2020-29604 has a severity rating of medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.

3

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

An attacker (with rights to create new issues) can exploit this vulnerability by using the COPY group action in bug_actiongroup.php to create a clone of any private issue, including all bugnotes and attachments.

4

What is the affected software for CVE-2020-29604?

The affected software for CVE-2020-29604 is MantisBT versions before 2.24.4.

5

Is Microsoft Windows affected by CVE-2020-29604?

No, Microsoft Windows is not affected by CVE-2020-29604.

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