CVE-2017-7615 MantisBT allows arbitrary password reset
Attackers can bypass authentication and gain admin access by submitting an empty confirmation hash during password reset.
- 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-2017-7615?
CVE-2017-7615 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 16 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.
Weakness: CWE-640
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7615?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including mantisbt/mantisbt. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
mantisbt/mantisbt Packagist | From 1.3.0-rc.2 | 1.3.10 |
mantisbt/mantisbt Packagist | From 1.3.0-rc.2 | 1.3.10 |
mantisbt/mantisbt Packagist | From 2.0.0 | 2.2.4 |
mantisbt/mantisbt Packagist | From 2.0.0 | 2.2.4 |
mantisbt/mantisbt Packagist | From 2.3.0 | 2.3.1 |
mantisbt/mantisbt Packagist | From 2.3.0 | 2.3.1 |
Products include Mantisbt Mantisbt.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7615?
Upgrade mantisbt/mantisbt to a fixed version for your release line: 1.3.10, 2.2.4 or 2.3.1.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-7615 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-7615 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 2 Exploit-DB entries and 1 Nuclei template.
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- CVE-2019-15074 MantisBT allows cross-site scripting (XSS) via crafted filename
- CVE-2026-30849 MantisBT SOAP API has an authentication bypass vulnerability on MySQL
- CVE-2025-47776 MantisBT: Authentication bypass for some passwords due to PHP type juggling
- CVE-2026-33517 MantisBT Vulnerable to Stored HTML Injection in Tag Delete Confirmation
- CVE-2026-33548 MantisBT has Stored HTML Injection / XSS when displaying Tags in Timeline
Sources
Also known as GHSA-252r-f55f-ff34.