Description
Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. Versions 2.28.0 and 2.28.1 allow a low-privileged authenticated user assigned the "add_profile_threshold" permission to create a global profile despite not having manage_global_profile_threshold, by tampering with the user_id parameter in a valid profile creation request. This issue has been fixed in version 2.28.2.
Published: 2026-05-19
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-68w5-w573-q2r8 MantisBT Has Authorization Bypass in Global Profile Creation
History

Tue, 19 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 19 May 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mantisbt
Mantisbt mantisbt
Vendors & Products Mantisbt
Mantisbt mantisbt

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Description Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. Versions 2.28.0 and 2.28.1 allow a low-privileged authenticated user assigned the "add_profile_threshold" permission to create a global profile despite not having manage_global_profile_threshold, by tampering with the user_id parameter in a valid profile creation request. This issue has been fixed in version 2.28.2.
Title MantisBT: Authorization Bypass in Global Profile Creation
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Mantisbt Mantisbt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-19T12:46:26.412Z

Reserved: 2026-03-17T18:10:50.212Z

Link: CVE-2026-33052

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-19T12:46:16.107Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-19T02:16:15.503

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:36:52.100

Link: CVE-2026-33052

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-19T02:30:35Z

Weaknesses