CVE-2026-34579
EPSS 0.01%MantisBT has an authorization bypass in private issue monitoring
Published: 5/11/2026Modified: 5/11/2026
Also known as:GHSA-ggw7-9675-6v4v
Description
Using a crafted POST request to bug_monitor_add.php, a user with project-level access can add themselves as a monitor for a private issue they do not have access to. Despite displaying an Access Denied error, the application accepts the request and creates a monitor relationship for the private issue. ### Impact Direct access to the private issue remains blocked, but the user will receive email notifications for updates, leading to disclosure of the private issue's metadata and content. ### Patches - 0a93267deba445fb9d15250c16e6fdb1246ffa65 ### Workarounds None ### Credits Thanks to Vishal Shukla for discovering and responsibly reporting the issue.
Affected packages (1)
- Packagist/mantisbt/mantisbt>= 2.26.1, < 2.28.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |