HIGH
MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php
Published Apr 16, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 91.09%
Description
MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
8.8 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
91.09% 0.91094
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.91094
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 91.09% (0.91094) | 99.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 90.75% (0.90752) | 99.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 93.17% (0.93166) | 99.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 89.63% (0.89633) | 99.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 92.41% (0.92411) | 99.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.40% (0.97398) | 99.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 97.40% (0.97404) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 97.44% (0.97443) | 99.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.47% (0.97469) | 99.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 77.64% (0.77635) | 99.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 77.64% (0.77635) | 99.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 32.84% (0.32843) | 97.62th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 32.84% (0.32843) | 98.73th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 32.84% (0.32843) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MANTIS-BUG-TRACKER-PRE-AUTH-REMOTE-PASSWORD-RESET.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159219/Mantis-Bug-Tracker-2.3.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97707 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-252r-f55f-ff34 Advisory
- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22690 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7615
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41890 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MANTIS-BUG-TRACKER-PRE-AUTH-REMOTE-PASSWORD-RESET.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159219/Mantis-Bug-Tracker-2.3.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/2 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97707 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-252r-f55f-ff34 | Advisory | |
| https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22690 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7615 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41890 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 16, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 9, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7615
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-252R-F55F-FF34 Updated n/a