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    CVE-2012-5523

    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.

    Published:Nov 16, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 16, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00447
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mantisbt
    Product
    Mantisbt

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092926.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093063.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093064.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/1
    http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=150
    http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=14704
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56520
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80070
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092926.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093063.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093064.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/1
    http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=150
    http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=14704
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56520
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80070

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High