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CVE-2026-47142 json

MantisBT: SQL Injection via history_order Configuration Value

published 2026-07-15 3 mo ago modified 2026-07-15 3 mo ago also GHSA-mw6p-33vw-46cc

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Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • packagist mantisbt/mantisbt 2.28.4

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist mantisbt/mantisbt
<2.28.4
2.28.4

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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