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Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-5523
core/email_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.12 does not properly manage the...
Vulnerability Description
core/email_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.12 does not properly manage the sending of e-mail notifications about restricted bugs, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by adding a note to a bug before losing permission to view that bug.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093063.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56520
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80070
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093064.html
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=150
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092926.html
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=14704
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.18.0, 0.19.0, 0.19.1, 0.19.2, 0.19.3, 0.19.4, 0.19.5, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.2.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 16th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.