CVE-2023-44394
Disclosure of project names to unauthorized users in MantisBT
MantisBT is an open source bug tracker. Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names, by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs. This issue has been addressed in commit 65c44883f which has been included in release 2.25.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable wiki integration ( $g_wiki_enable = OFF;).
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
Disclosure of project names to unauthorized users in MantisBT
MantisBT is an open source bug tracker. Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names, by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs. This issue has been addressed in commit 65c44883f which has been included in release 2.25.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable wiki integration ( $g_wiki_enable = OFF;).
- Record
CVE-2023-44394- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2812
4.3
MantisBT is an open source bug tracker. Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names, by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs. This issue has been addressed in commit 65c44883f which has been included in release 2.25.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable wiki integration ( $g_wiki_enable = OFF;).
- Record
EUVD-2023-2812- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v642-mh27-8j6m
4.3
MantisBT may disclose project names to unauthorized users
Impact
Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names, by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs.
Patches
The vulnerability has been fixed in MantisBT version 2.25.8 (https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/65c44883f9d24f3ccef066fb523c93d8fdd7afc1).
Workarounds
Disable wiki integration ( $g_wiki_enable = OFF;)
References
- Record
GHSA-v642-mh27-8j6m- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
MantisBT is an open source bug tracker. Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names, by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs. This issue has been addressed in commit 65c44883f which has been included in release 2.25.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable wiki integration ( $g_wiki_enable = OFF;).
- Record
CVE-2023-44394- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.3
Disclosure of project names to unauthorized users in MantisBT
MantisBT is an open source bug tracker. Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names, by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs. This issue has been addressed in commit 65c44883f which has been included in release 2.25.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable wiki integration ( $g_wiki_enable = OFF;).
- Record
CVE-2023-44394- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v642-mh27-8j6m
4.3
MantisBT may disclose project names to unauthorized users
Impact
Due to insufficient access-level checks on the Wiki redirection page, any user can reveal private Projects' names, by accessing wiki.php with sequentially incremented IDs.
Patches
The vulnerability has been fixed in MantisBT version 2.25.8 (https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/65c44883f9d24f3ccef066fb523c93d8fdd7afc1).
Workarounds
Disable wiki integration ( $g_wiki_enable = OFF;)
References
- Record
GHSA-v642-mh27-8j6m- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mantisbt/mantisbtPackagist |
through 2.25.7 | 2.25.8 |
mantisbt/mantisbtPackagist |
before 2.25.8, plus listed versions 2.10.02.10.12.11.02.11.12.12.0 Show 45 moreShow less2.12.12.12.22.13.02.13.12.13.22.14.02.15.02.15.12.16.02.16.12.17.02.17.12.17.22.18.02.18.12.19.02.19.12.20.02.20.12.21.02.21.12.21.22.21.32.22.02.22.12.22.22.23.02.23.12.24.02.24.12.24.22.24.32.24.42.24.52.25.02.25.12.25.22.25.32.25.42.25.52.25.62.25.72.3.02.3.12.3.2 |
2.25.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-44394 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mantisbt, published October 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in mantisbt/mantisbt 2.25.8.
References
github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-v642-mh27-8j6m
github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/65c44883f9d24f3ccef066fb523c93d8fdd7afc1
mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=32981
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44394
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v642-mh27-8j6m
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/44xxx/CVE-2023-44394.json
github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt
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