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Medium CVE-2026-49280 GHSA-m7ph-9558-mrx3

MantisBT: REST API unauthorized Issue status change

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

Description

A MantisBT user having *$g_update_bug_threshold* (UPDATER by default) can change an Issue's Status via REST and SOAP API, even if the *$g_set_status_threshold* config is set to a higher level (DEVELOPER by default).

### Impact
Unauthorized change in Issue workflow.

### Patches
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/releases/tag/release-2.28.4

### Workarounds
None

### Resources
- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37181

### Credits
Mamdouh Mahfouz (@mamdouhmahfouz)

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist mantisbt/mantisbt >= 2.8.0, < 2.28.4 2.28.4 GHSA-m7ph-9558-mrx3

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