CVE-2026-47142

Summary

MantisBT: SQL Injection via history_order Configuration Value

Severity

high

CWE

CWE-89

Also known as

GHSA-mw6p-33vw-46cc

Published

2026-07-15

Updated

2026-07-15

Advisory details

MantisBT 2.28.3 and earlier versions contains a SQL injection vulnerability in core/history_api.php. The history_order configuration value is concatenated directly into a SQL ORDER BY clause without any sanitisation, parameterization, or validation against a whitelist.

An administrator can set this configuration value via the web UI (adm_config_set.php) or the REST API (PATCH /api/rest/config). The injected SQL then executes whenever any user views a bug with history entries.

Impact

• Sensitive data extraction from the entire bugtracker database including user credentials (cookie_string, password hashes), API tokens, and private issue data
• With MySQL FILE privilege: full RCE via INTO OUTFILE writing a PHP webshell to the web root
• The admin plants the payload once; any authenticated user viewing a bug with history triggers the injection

Patches

• https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/6ad20bea2e01f33c6e4170775ae4d9dbe2c75325

Workarounds

Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?

Resources

• https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37123

Credits

McCaulay Hudson (@McCaulay) of watchTowr

References

• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mw6p-33vw-46cc
• https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-mw6p-33vw-46cc
• https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/6ad20bea2e01f33c6e4170775ae4d9dbe2c75325
• https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37123

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