CVE-2026-42071
HIGHMantisBT: Private Bugnote Attachment Content Leak via REST API
Title source: cnaDescription
Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. From 2.23.0 to 2.28.1, a missing authorization check in MantisBT's file visibility function allows any authenticated user (REPORTER+) to download attachments on private bugnotes they should not be able to access, via the REST API endpoint GET /api/rest/issues/{id}/files and SOAP API mc_issue_attachment_get endpoint. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.28.2.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-pw5x-2mf9-3xc8
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/029d9d203d9e4ae96b3e59d552fa7395cc1e5071
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27039
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=36985
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37092
Scores
CVSS v4
7.2
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
17.1%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
mantisbt/mantisbt
2.23.0 - 2.28.2Packagist
mantisbt/mantisbt
>= 2.23.0, < 2.28.2
Published
May 28, 2026
Tracked Since
May 29, 2026