MantisBT Has Authorization Bypass in Global Profile Creation
Impact
MantisBT allows a low-privileged authenticated user having add_profile_threshold to create a global profile despite not having manage_global_profile_threshold, by tampering with the user_id parameter in a valid profile creation request.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 2.28.0 before 2.28.2Ecosystem versions | 2.28.2 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-68w5-w573-q2r8
View original version evidence (2 explicit versions)
Original source description
MantisBT allows a low-privileged authenticated user having add_profile_threshold to create a global profile despite not having manage_global_profile_threshold, by tampering with the user_id parameter in a valid profile creation request.
Impact
Authentication bypass
Patches
- 3f952e68fa864e0e60abc3e84adecf3cfa84c75e
Workarounds
None
Credits
Thanks to Vishal Shukla for discovering and responsibly reporting the issues.
References
- Security advisory github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-68w5-w573-q2r8
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33052
- Patch github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/3f952e68fa864e0e60abc3e84adecf3cfa84c75e
- Source reference github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt
- Release notes github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/releases/tag/release-2.28.2
- Source reference mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php