CVE-2012-2691

N/A Unknown

Published: June 17, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

The mc_issue_note_update function in the SOAP API in MantisBT before 1.2.11 does not properly check privileges, which allows remote attackers with bug reporting privileges to edit arbitrary bugnotes via a SOAP request.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092926.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093063.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093064.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/49414

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51199

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201211-01.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=148

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=14340

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/09/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/11/6

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53907

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56467

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76180

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/175d973105fe9f03a37ced537b742611631067e0

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit Patch

https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/edc8142bb8ac0ac0df1a3824d78c15f4015d959e

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092926.html