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Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. Versions 2.28.1 and prior are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass through the private issue monitoring feature . Using a crafted POST request to bug_monitor_add.php, a user with project-level access can add themselves as a monitor for a private issue they do not have access to. Despite displaying an Access Denied error, the application accepts the request and creates a monitor relationship for the private issue. Direct access to the private issue remains blocked, but the user will receive email notifications for updates, leading to disclosure of the private issue's metadata and content. This issue has been fixed in version 2.28.2.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-30 | Published 2026-05-19 | Updated 2026-05-20 | Assigner GitHub_M




MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Product status

< 2.28.2
affected

References

github.com/...ntisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-ggw7-9675-6v4v

github.com/...ommit/0a93267deba445fb9d15250c16e6fdb1246ffa65

mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=36975

cve.org (CVE-2026-34579)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-34579)

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