CVE-2019-15715

HIGH

MantisBT < 1.3.20 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2019-15715. PoCs published by Nikolas Geiselman, mcornaglia.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit chains CVE-2017-7615 (password reset) and CVE-2019-15715 (command injection) to achieve unauthenticated RCE in Mantis Bug Tracker 2.3.0. It resets the admin password, logs in, configures malicious settings, and triggers a reverse shell.

Description

MantisBT before 1.3.20 and 2.22.1 allows Post Authentication Command Injection, leading to Remote Code Execution.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Nikolas Geiselman · pythonwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48818

This exploit chains CVE-2017-7615 (password reset) and CVE-2019-15715 (command injection) to achieve unauthenticated RCE in Mantis Bug Tracker 2.3.0. It resets the admin password, logs in, configures malicious settings, and triggers a reverse shell.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mantis Bug Tracker 2.3.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Mantis Bug Tracker 2.3.0 with default configurations
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by mcornaglia · poc
https://github.com/mcornaglia/CVE-2019-15715

This repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2019-15715, targeting Mantis Bug Tracker versions <=2.22.0. The exploit leverages unauthenticated remote code execution by manipulating configuration options to inject a reverse shell payload.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mantis Bug Tracker <=2.22.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Mantis Bug Tracker instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?project=mantisbt
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=26091
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=26162

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.2133
EPSS Percentile 95.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (2)
mantisbt/mantisbt 0 - 1.3.20Packagist
mantisbt/mantisbt 1.0.0 - 1.3.20
Published Oct 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026