CVE-2026-42071

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/029d9d203d9e4ae96b3e59d552fa7395cc1e5071
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-pw5x-2mf9-3xc8
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27039
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=36985
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37092

Configurations

No configuration.

History

28 May 2026, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-28 21:16

Updated : 2026-05-29 15:11

NVD link : CVE-2026-42071

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42071

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42071

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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