# CVE-2012-1120: The SOAP API in MantisBT before 1.2.9 does not properly enforce the bugnote\_allow\_user\_edit\_delete and delete\_bug\_threshold permissions, whi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The SOAP API in MantisBT before 1.2.9 does not properly enforce the bugnote_allow_user_edit_delete and delete_bug_threshold permissions, which allows remote authenticated users with read and write SOAP API privileges to delete arbitrary bug reports and bug notes.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52313
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093063.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2500
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201211-01.xml
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=140
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=13656
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49572
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51199
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093064.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/9
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/df7782a65e96aa1c9639a7625a658102134c7fe0
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092926.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48258

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