CVE-2023-44394: Disclosure of project names to unauthorized users in MantisBT

Published Oct 16, 2023
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Updated

Impact

Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names, by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs.

Patches Patch under development. The vulnerability will be fixed in MantisBT version 2.25.8.

Workarounds Disable wiki integration ( $gwikienable = OFF;)

References - https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=32981

Other sources

MantisBT is an open source bug tracker. Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names, by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs. This issue has been addressed in commit 65c44883f which has been included in release 2.25.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable wiki integration ( $gwikienable = OFF;).

MITRE

MantisBT is an open source bug tracker. Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names, by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs. This issue has been addressed in commit 65c44883f which has been included in release 2.258. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable wiki integration ( $gwikienable = OFF;).

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
composer/mantisbt/mantisbt<=2.25.7
2.25.8
MantisBT mantisbt<2.25.8

Event History

Oct 16, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Oct 17, 2023
Advisory Published
02:20 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the impact of CVE-2023-44394?

Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names.

2

How can this vulnerability be exploited?

The vulnerability can be exploited by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs.

3

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-44394?

A patch is currently under development and the vulnerability will be fixed in MantisBT version 2.25.8.

4

Are there any workarounds for this vulnerability?

There are no specific workarounds mentioned for this vulnerability.

5

What is the severity of CVE-2023-44394?

The severity of CVE-2023-44394 is medium with a CVSS score of 4.3.

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