CVE-2012-5523
core/email_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.12 does not properly manage the sending of e-mail...
core/email_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.12 does not properly manage the sending of e-mail notifications about restricted bugs, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by adding a note to a bug before losing permission to view that bug.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
core/email_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.12 does not properly manage the sending of e-mail notifications about restricted bugs, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by adding a note to a bug before losing permission to view that bug.
- Record
CVE-2012-5523- CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
core/email_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.12 does not properly manage the sending of e-mail notifications about restricted bugs, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by adding a note to a bug before losing permission to view that bug.
- Record
CVE-2012-5523- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5415 No score
core/email_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.12 does not properly manage the sending of e-mail notifications about restricted bugs, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by adding a note to a bug before losing permission to view that bug.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5415- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96fq-wh7q-8hhv No score
core/email_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.12 does not properly manage the sending of e-mail...
core/email_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.12 does not properly manage the sending of e-mail notifications about restricted bugs, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by adding a note to a bug before losing permission to view that bug.
- Record
GHSA-96fq-wh7q-8hhv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5523 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mantisbt, published November 16, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093063.html
securityfocus.com/bid/56520
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80070
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/1
mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=150