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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-7615

mantisbt mantisbt Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Published Apr 16, 2017 · catalog updated Nov 3, 2026 · mantisbt mantisbt Weak Password

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Patch now

CVE-2017-7615 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm mantisbt mantisbt Weak Password against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (mantisbt mantisbt Weak Password).

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
91.20%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe mantisbt/mantisbt · vendor mantisbt mantisbt

MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php. VulnCheck canary evidence.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe mantisbt/mantisbt<= 2.3.0
  • vendor mantisbt mantisbtversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2017-7615

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-7615 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm mantisbt mantisbt Weak Password against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 2.3.0. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. EPSS 91.20%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 3, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php. VulnCheck canary evidence.

  2. Nov 3, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-7615

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleauxiliary_admin/http/mantisbt_password_reset

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-7615

    MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159219/Mantis-Bug-Tracker-2.3.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-7615

    MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Metasploit ModulesNov 6, 2026
  • Packet Storm SecurityNov 6, 2026
  • VulnCheck KEVNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 3, 2026