CVE-2017-7615: MantisBT allows arbitrary password reset

May 13, 2022 (updated April 22, 2025)

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

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-252r-f55f-ff34
github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt
mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22690
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7615
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41890

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