Description
MantisBT before 1.2.18 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the $g_download_attachments_threshold and $g_view_attachments_threshold restrictions and read attachments for private projects by leveraging access to a project that does not restrict access to attachments and a request to the download URL.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | mantis | 1.2.18-1 | DSA-3120-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-3120-1 mantis - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20141115 CVE Request: information disclosure in MantisBT attachments mailing-list
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/5f0b150b
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17742
- 62101 third-party-advisory
- 71104 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20141119 Re: CVE Request: information disclosure in MantisBT attachments mailing-list
- mantisbt-fileapi-sec-bypass(98731) vdb-entry
- DSA-3120 vendor-advisory