CVE-2005-4524
Description
Mantis 1.0.0rc3 does not properly handle "Make note private" when a bug is being resolved, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, probably related to an information leak.
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Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
Root cause
"Improper handling of the "Make note private" flag when a bug is being resolved, leading to a potential information leak."
Attack vector
The advisory describes the issue as an information leak related to the "Make note private" feature during bug resolution [ref_id=1]. The attack vector is not fully specified, but the vulnerability likely involves a user marking a note as private while resolving a bug, yet the note being visible to unauthorized users. No authentication or network path details are provided in the advisory [ref_id=1].
Affected code
The advisory does not identify a specific function or file path for this issue. It only describes the problem as Mantis 1.0.0rc3 not properly handling "Make note private" when a bug is being resolved [ref_id=1]. No patch or code diff is provided in the bundle.
What the fix does
The advisory recommends upgrading to Mantis 0.19.4 or 1.0.0rc4 or newer [ref_id=1]. No patch diff is included in the bundle, so the specific code changes that close the vulnerability are not shown. The vendor released an updated version on 2005/12/18 [ref_id=1].
Preconditions
- configThe user must be resolving a bug in Mantis 1.0.0rc3
- inputThe user must attempt to mark a note as private during the resolution process
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