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High CVE-2026-47142 GHSA-mw6p-33vw-46cc

MantisBT: SQL Injection via history_order Configuration Value

Published Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026 · Assigned by GHSA

Description

MantisBT 2.28.3 and earlier versions contains a SQL injection vulnerability in core/history_api.php. The history_order configuration value is concatenated directly into a SQL ORDER BY clause without any sanitisation, parameterization, or validation against a whitelist.

An administrator can set this configuration value via the web UI (adm_config_set.php) or the REST API (PATCH /api/rest/config). The injected SQL then executes whenever any user views a bug with history entries.

### Impact
- Sensitive data extraction from the entire bugtracker database including user credentials (cookie_string, password hashes), API tokens, and private issue data
- With MySQL FILE privilege: full RCE via INTO OUTFILE writing a PHP webshell to the web root
- The admin plants the payload once; any authenticated user viewing a bug with history triggers the injection

### Patches
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/6ad20bea2e01f33c6e4170775ae4d9dbe2c75325

### Workarounds
_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_

### Resources
- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37123

### Credits
McCaulay Hudson (@McCaulay) of watchTowr

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist mantisbt/mantisbt < 2.28.4 2.28.4 GHSA-mw6p-33vw-46cc

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