MantisBT permits a user to list and download their own attachments from an Issue created by another user, even after that Issue becomes private and direct access to it is denied. ### Impact The loss of confidentiality caused by this vulnerability is minimal, considering that only the attachments that were previously uploaded by the user themselves remains accessible. ### Patches - de7bdeec36de066235e38a77bf056917d951c84d ### Workarounds None. ### Credits Thanks to Vishal Shukla for discovering and responsibly reporting the issue.
Update mantisbt/mantisbt to 2.28.2 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanMantisBT has an authorization bypass that allows reading attachments after losing access to a private issue affects mantisbt/mantisbt (composer). Severity is medium. MantisBT permits a user to list and download their own attachments from an Issue created by another user, even after that Issue becomes private and direct access to it is denied. ### Impact The loss of confidentiality caused by this vulnerability is minimal, considering that only the attachments that were previously uploaded by the user themselves remains accessible. ### Patches - de7bdeec36de066235e38a77bf056917d951c84d ### Workarounds None. ### Credits Thanks to Vishal Shukla for discovering and responsibly reporting the issue.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in composer. A medium vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| mantisbt/mantisbtcomposer |
MantisBT permits a user to list and download their own attachments from an Issue created by another user, even after that Issue becomes private and direct access to it is denied. ### Impact The loss of confidentiality caused by this vulnerability is minimal, considering that only the attachments that were previously uploaded by the user themselves remains accessible. ### Patches - de7bdeec36de066235e38a77bf056917d951c84d ### Workarounds None. ### Credits Thanks to Vishal Shukla for discovering and responsibly reporting the issue.
Update mantisbt/mantisbt to 2.28.2 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanMantisBT has an authorization bypass that allows reading attachments after losing access to a private issue affects mantisbt/mantisbt (composer). Severity is medium. MantisBT permits a user to list and download their own attachments from an Issue created by another user, even after that Issue becomes private and direct access to it is denied. ### Impact The loss of confidentiality caused by this vulnerability is minimal, considering that only the attachments that were previously uploaded by the user themselves remains accessible. ### Patches - de7bdeec36de066235e38a77bf056917d951c84d ### Workarounds None. ### Credits Thanks to Vishal Shukla for discovering and responsibly reporting the issue.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in composer. A medium vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| mantisbt/mantisbtcomposer |
| <=2.28.1 |
| 2.28.2 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
Reported by GitHub Security Advisories (ghsa).
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| 2.28.2 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
Reported by GitHub Security Advisories (ghsa).
HOL Guard can help your team review package activity against supported protection paths.
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