CVE-2006-6574 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can view sensitive issue history details without proper access control, exposing private data in Mantis bug tracker.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2006-6574?

CVE-2006-6574 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mantis before 1.1.0a2 does not implement per-item access control for Issue History (Bug History), which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the Change column, as demonstrated by the Change column of a custom field.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6574?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mantis Mantis.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6574?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2006-6574 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6574 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hf24-c5w8-2fc6.

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