CVE-2023-22476: MantisBT: Exposure of Private issues' summary to unauthorized users

Published Feb 23, 2023
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Updated

Impact Due to insufficient access-level checks, any logged-in user allowed to perform Group Actions can get access to the Summary field of private Issues (i.e. having Private view status, or belonging to a private Project) via a crafted bugarr[] parameter in bugactiongroupext.php.

Patches The vulnerability has been fixed in MantisBT version 2.25.6.

Workarounds None

Credits Thanks to d3vpoo1 for reporting the issue.

References - https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=31086

Other sources

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In versions prior to 2.25.6, due to insufficient access-level checks, any logged-in user allowed to perform Group Actions can access to the Summary field of private Issues (i.e. having Private view status, or belonging to a private Project) via a crafted bugarr[] parameter in bugactiongroupext.php. This issue is fixed in version 2.25.6. There are no workarounds.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
composer/mantisbt/mantisbt<=2.25.5
2.25.6
MantisBT mantisbt<2.25.6

Event History

Feb 23, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Advisory Published
07:39 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the impact of CVE-2023-22476?

Due to insufficient access-level checks, any logged-in user allowed to perform Group Actions can get access to the Summary field of private Issues via a crafted bug_arr[] parameter in bug_actiongroup_ext.php.

2

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-22476?

By manipulating the bug_arr[] parameter in bug_actiongroup_ext.php, an attacker can gain unauthorized access to the Summary field of private Issues.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22476?

CVE-2023-22476 has a severity level of medium (4.3).

4

What software version is affected by CVE-2023-22476?

MantisBT versions up to and including 2.25.5 are affected by CVE-2023-22476.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2023-22476?

Yes, upgrading to MantisBT version 2.25.6 will fix CVE-2023-22476.

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