CVE-2017-7615
MantisBT allows arbitrary password reset
MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.
- Record
CVE-2017-7615- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.
- Record
CVE-2017-7615- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16620 No score
MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16620- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-252r-f55f-ff34
MantisBT allows arbitrary password reset
MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.
- Record
GHSA-252r-f55f-ff34- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.
- Record
CVE-2017-7615- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-252r-f55f-ff34
MantisBT allows arbitrary password reset
MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.
- Record
GHSA-252r-f55f-ff34- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mantisbt/mantisbtPackagist |
1.3.0-rc.2 up to 1.3.10 | 1.3.10 |
mantisbt/mantisbtPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.2.4 | 2.2.4 |
mantisbt/mantisbtPackagist |
2.3.0 up to 2.3.1 | 2.3.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mantis Bug Tracker 1.3.0/2.3.0 - Password Reset | 2017-04-16 |
| Exploit-DB | Mantis Bug Tracker 2.3.0 - Remote Code Execution (Unauthenticated) | 2020-09-18 |
| Metasploit | MantisBT password reset | 2017-04-16 |
| Nuclei | MantisBT <=2.30 - Arbitrary Password Reset/Admin Access |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-7615 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Mantisbt, published April 16, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 91.2%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in mantisbt/mantisbt 1.3.10.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/97707
mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22690
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/2
exploit-db.com/exploits/41890
hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MANTIS-BUG-TRACKER-PRE-AUTH-REMOTE-PASSWORD-RESET.txt
packetstormsecurity.com/files/159219/Mantis-Bug-Tracker-2.3.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7615
github.com/advisories/GHSA-252r-f55f-ff34