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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-62520 · published 4 November 2025

CVE-2025-62520: Mantisbt improper authorization vulnerability

Mantisbt · Mantisbt

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In versions 2.27.1 and below, due to insufficient access-level checks, any non-admin user with access to manage_config_columns_page.php can use the Copy From action to retrieve the columns configuration from a private project they have no access to. This issue is fixed in version 2.27.2.

5.3 CVSS 4.0 Medium EPSS 0.25% · top 85.6% CWE-285 · Improper authorization
5.3CVSS 4.0 base score
0.25%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In versions 2.27.1 and below, due to insufficient access-level checks, any non-admin user with access to manage_config_columns_page.php can use the Copy From action to retrieve the columns configuration from a private project they have no access to. This issue is fixed in version 2.27.2.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/4fe94f45fa2baea2aeb4b65781d2009e7b4a0bf3 Patch
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-g582-8vwr-68h2 Vendor Advisory
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=36502 ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-62520), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.