CVE-2012-5523 Information disclosure in n/a
Authenticated users can leak sensitive bug details by adding notes before losing view permissions, requiring an upgrade to MantisBT.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-5523?
CVE-2012-5523 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 16 Nov 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5523?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mantisbt Mantisbt.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5523?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5523 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5523 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-96fq-wh7q-8hhv.