CVE-2012-2691

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.72% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=14340
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093063.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56467 vdb entry
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/175d973105fe9f03a37ced537b742611631067e0 patch exploit
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201211-01.xml vendor advisory
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/edc8142bb8ac0ac0df1a3824d78c15f4015d959e patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/49414 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/11/6 mailing list
http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=148
http://secunia.com/advisories/51199 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093064.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53907 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/09/1 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092926.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76180 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2691?
CVE-2012-2691 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2691?
To fix CVE-2012-2691, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2691 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2691 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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