CVE-2020-25781: An issue was discovered in file_download.php in MantisBT before 2.24.3.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 17/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.93% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 61.2% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist) 2.24.3.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist) 2.24.3 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Sep 30, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.9% · 61th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-862
Report tools
Action score
17
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.9%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mantisbt | mantisbt | cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mantisbt mantisbtbefore 2.24.3
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | mantisbt/mantisbt | before 2.24.3 | 2.24.3 |
Same product
mantisbt: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-7615MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.62This week
- CVE-2014-7146The XmlImportExport plugin in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted (1)…45Plan
- CVE-2014-8598The XML Import/Export plugin in MantisBT 1.2.x does not restrict access, which allows remote attackers to (1) upload arbitrary XML files…40Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2020-16266Aug 12, 2020 · An XSS issue was discovered in MantisBT before 2.24.2.21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2020-25288Sep 30, 2020 · An issue was discovered in MantisBT before 2.24.3.19Monitor
- Later →CVE-2020-25830Sep 30, 2020 · An issue was discovered in MantisBT before 2.24.3.20Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Packagist:mantisbt/mantisbt | 2.24.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-862 · Missing AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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