# CVE-2012-2692: MantisBT before 1.2.11 does not check the delete\_attachments\_threshold permission when form\_security\_validation is set to OFF, which allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

MantisBT before 1.2.11 does not check the delete_attachments_threshold permission when form_security_validation is set to OFF, which allows remote authenticated users with certain privileges to bypass intended access restrictions and delete arbitrary attachments.

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093063.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53921
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=14016
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201211-01.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/11/6
- http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51199
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093064.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/09/1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092926.html
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/ceafe6f0c679411b81368052633a63dd3ca06d9c

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