CVE-2024-23830
MantisBT Host Header Injection vulnerability
MantisBT is an open source issue tracker. Prior to version 2.26.1, an unauthenticated attacker who knows a user's email address and username can hijack the user's account by poisoning the link in the password reset notification message. A patch is available in version 2.26.1. As a workaround, define $g_path as appropriate in config_inc.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
MantisBT Host Header Injection vulnerability
MantisBT is an open source issue tracker. Prior to version 2.26.1, an unauthenticated attacker who knows a user's email address and username can hijack the user's account by poisoning the link in the password reset notification message. A patch is available in version 2.26.1. As a workaround, define $g_path as appropriate in config_inc.php.
- Record
CVE-2024-23830- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0671
MantisBT is an open source issue tracker. Prior to version 2.26.1, an unauthenticated attacker who knows a user's email address and username can hijack the user's account by poisoning the link in the password reset notification message. A patch is available in version 2.26.1. As a workaround, define $g_path as appropriate in config_inc.php.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0671- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mcqj-7p29-9528
MantisBT Host Header Injection vulnerability
Impact
Knowing a user's email address and username, an unauthenticated attacker can hijack the user's account by poisoning the link in the password reset notification message.
Patches
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/7055731d09ff12b2781410a372f790172e279744
Workarounds
Define $g_path as appropriate in config_inc.php.
References
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=19381
Credits
Thanks to the following security researchers for responsibly reporting and helping resolve this vulnerability.
- Pier-Luc Maltais (https://twitter.com/plmaltais)
- Hlib Yavorskyi (https://github.com/Kerkroups)
- Jingshao Chen (https://github.com/shaozi)
- Brandon Roldan
- nhchoudhary
- Record
GHSA-mcqj-7p29-9528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
MantisBT is an open source issue tracker. Prior to version 2.26.1, an unauthenticated attacker who knows a user's email address and username can hijack the user's account by poisoning the link in the password reset notification message. A patch is available in version 2.26.1. As a workaround, define $g_path as appropriate in config_inc.php.
- Record
CVE-2024-23830- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
MantisBT Host Header Injection vulnerability
MantisBT is an open source issue tracker. Prior to version 2.26.1, an unauthenticated attacker who knows a user's email address and username can hijack the user's account by poisoning the link in the password reset notification message. A patch is available in version 2.26.1. As a workaround, define $g_path as appropriate in config_inc.php.
- Record
CVE-2024-23830- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mcqj-7p29-9528
MantisBT Host Header Injection vulnerability
Impact
Knowing a user's email address and username, an unauthenticated attacker can hijack the user's account by poisoning the link in the password reset notification message.
Patches
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/7055731d09ff12b2781410a372f790172e279744
Workarounds
Define $g_path as appropriate in config_inc.php.
References
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=19381
Credits
Thanks to the following security researchers for responsibly reporting and helping resolve this vulnerability.
- Pier-Luc Maltais (https://twitter.com/plmaltais)
- Hlib Yavorskyi (https://github.com/Kerkroups)
- Jingshao Chen (https://github.com/shaozi)
- Brandon Roldan
- nhchoudhary
- Record
GHSA-mcqj-7p29-9528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mantisbt/mantisbtPackagist |
before 2.26.1 | 2.26.1 |
mantisbt/mantisbtPackagist |
before 2.26.1, plus listed versions 2.10.02.10.12.11.02.11.12.12.0 Show 45 moreShow less2.12.12.12.22.13.02.13.12.13.22.14.02.15.02.15.12.16.02.16.12.17.02.17.12.17.22.18.02.18.12.19.02.19.12.20.02.20.12.21.02.21.12.21.22.21.32.22.02.22.12.22.22.23.02.23.12.24.02.24.12.24.22.24.32.24.42.24.52.25.02.25.12.25.22.25.32.25.42.25.52.25.62.25.72.25.82.26.02.3.0 |
2.26.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-23830 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Mantisbt, published February 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in mantisbt/mantisbt 2.26.1.
References
github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-mcqj-7p29-9528
mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=19381
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23830
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