🛡️ CVE-2020-25781 — mantisbt

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-863 OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

MantisBT unauthorized users able to access private files

An issue was discovered in file_download.php in MantisBT before 2.24.3. Users without access to view private issue notes are able to download the (supposedly private) attachments linked to these notes by accessing the corresponding file download URL directly.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2020-25781 is classified as CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. An authorisation check runs but reaches the wrong conclusion, permitting actions it should refuse.

Affected software

CVE-2020-25781 is recorded against 1 package.

  • mantisbt/mantisbt (fixed in 2.24.3)

Timeline and source

Published on 24 May 2022 and last revised on 29 May 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
mantisbt.org (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-863
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-24
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2025-05-29
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
mantisbt/mantisbt — 2.24.3

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