CVE-2015-5059

The "Project Documentation" feature in MantisBT 1.2.19 and earlier, when the threshold to access...

5.3 Medium

The "Project Documentation" feature in MantisBT 1.2.19 and earlier, when the threshold to access files ($g_view_proj_doc_threshold) is set to ANYBODY, allows remote authenticated users to download attachments linked to arbitrary private projects via a file id number in the file_id parameter to file_download.php.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.44%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2015-5059
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-5059
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-5076 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-5076
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6g82-jhgg-xjvg 5.3

The "Project Documentation" feature in MantisBT 1.2.19 and earlier, when the threshold to access...

Record: GHSA-6g82-jhgg-xjvg
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mantisbt

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-5059 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mantisbt, published August 1, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.