mantisbt Mantis Bug Tracker up to 2.27.1 Private Project manage_config_columns_page.php improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in mantisbt Mantis Bug Tracker up to 2.27.1 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file manage_config_columns_page.php of the component Private Project Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-62520. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in mantisbt Mantis Bug Tracker up to 2.27.1. This issue affects an unknown part of the file manage_config_columns_page.php of the component Private Project Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In versions 2.27.1 and below, due to insufficient access-level checks, any non-admin user with access to manage_config_columns_page.php can use the Copy From action to retrieve the columns configuration from a private project they have no access to. This issue is fixed in version 2.27.2.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-62520 since 10/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:manage_config_columns_page.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.27.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4fe94f45fa2baea2aeb4b65781d2009e7b4a0bf3 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-37521). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mantis Bug Tracker 2.27.2
Patch: 4fe94f45fa2baea2aeb4b65781d2009e7b4a0bf3

Timelineinfo

10/15/2025 CVE reserved
11/05/2025 +21 days Advisory disclosed
11/05/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/16/2025 +11 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-g582-8vwr-68h2
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-62520 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-62520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331229
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2025 06:34
Updated: 11/16/2025 02:34
Changes: 11/05/2025 06:34 (72), 11/11/2025 04:29 (11), 11/16/2025 02:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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